Politicians add Web savvy to campaign repertoire

Eugene Register-Guard:

There was a time when Gov. John Kitzhaber’s staffers couldn’t convince their boss to adapt to a not-so-new form of communication called electronic mail — “e-mail” for short.

That was a decade ago, but it seems like ancient history as Kitzhaber campaigns again for governor. These days, the candidate not only uses e-mail and an iPhone, his 11,000 Facebook fans get regular news feeds updating them with volunteer opportunities, news of upcoming events and breezy items about the candidate and his campaign.

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