Confessions of a G33k

Trippi speaks about spam

I feel a bit vindicated after reading the last part of this Yahoo/AP story about Joe Trippi's comments concerning the Dean campaign's online presence.

The Internet isn't without its shortcomings as a campaign tool, Trippi said. Software needs to better verify identities, he said, noting that impersonators sent messages under the campaign's name, including one with derogatory comments about gays.

Communicating with supporters about campaign strategy posed another challenge. Many expected the campaign to share closely guarded secrets, such as the launch date of a major television ad campaign.

Also, too many campaign officials had voter e-mail addresses and bombarded them with messages, creating an unintended "spam" problem.

*cough* *cough*