This week, President-elect Barack Obama made history. Regardless of one's political orientation, nobody can deny that his campaign was the best-executed, modern operation seen in recent years. Exit polls indicate that Obama accessed large numbers of young, first-time voters...
Contre-feux, created by Hi-Media Publishing, is a French news site with a strong community focus. Project Manager Simon Loubris lays out the various technical strengths that were the deciding factors in Hi-Media's deployment of Movable Type:"A scalable CMS that can...
The Guardian's 50 Most Powerful Blogs In The World is back, featuring still more TypePad and Movable Type blogs than last time. According to the new shortlist, over 35% of the World's Most Powerful Blogs are powered by Movable Type...
Fittingly named after a collection of essays by the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu which called for a counter-movement against an increasingly exploitable media at the mercy of world governments, Contre-feux has a mission: to provide a space for discussion and...
Beppe's Inferno: A comedian's war on crooked politics tells the story of Beppe Grillo, one of the most visible bloggers on Movable Type. Mr. Grillo's story is a compelling one. The Italian comedian, known for his outspokenness regarding political corruption,...
Previously, we mentioned a very interesting political blog written by German public-access channel ZDF. Now they have done it again: Real Time Players, a videoblog featuring young people in Germany and Israel sharing their world view and snippets from...
The Observer, Sunday publication of sister newspaper The Guardian, announced its picks for The World's 50 Most Powerful Blogs -- and guess what?Six of the Top 10 (that's 60%!) blogs in the world are powered by Movable Type.We have always...
Interest in the US presidential elections is not limited to American citizens; recently launched blogs on major mainstream French and German media sites are dedicated to the real-life political drama unfolding Stateside.See USA 2008, a TypePad blog created by high-circulation...
What do Beppe Grillo (a comedian known for stirring up controversy) and Antonio Di Pietro (Minister of Infrastructure) have in common? They're Italian, they are committed to fighting corruption, and they both blog on Movable Type.Italy's Libero newspaper dubbed the...
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