Oh Hey, I’m on the Kindle
So, I’m still sort of shocked that people actually bought paper copies of my thesis, “Facebook, Twitter and Barack Obama: New media and the 2008 Presidential Election,” considering it’s 60+ pages of econometric analysis and only a couple of bad “friending / liking” jokes. Seriously, I feel slightly bad for the people now suffering through my “pretend I know something about regression analysis” stage (don’t we all have one of those, though)?
Anyway, always being one to give the people what they want (and also curious to check out the e-publishing process itself), I’m happy to announce that my thesis is now available on Kindle! Yes that means that you can take me and my multiple-variable probit equations with you wherever you go: on the metro, on vacation, or snuggled up in bed.
It’s available at the low, low price of $2.99 (that’s like 0.0004% of the cost of a degree from Georgetown), and accessible in the US Store, the UK Store and the Germany Store.
Thus far it’s sold three copies. I only have two parents, so that means some random person is reading my sweet-little-econometric-nothings somewhere out there in the world. It’s currently ranked #78 in the “Elections: Bestsellers” category, just one spot behind “The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star.” If nothing else, shouldn’t that be good motivation to buy my Kindle book?
The Presidential motorcade across the street, as seen from my office window. Unfortunately, neither Obama nor Biden invited me to have lunch with them.
Thesis Time
When I posted the abstract for my thesis last month, I was surprised and flattered by how many people expressed an interest in reading it. I don’t expect you to read through all 55 pages of econometric analysis, but if you’re interested I’ve posted the whole thesis up on the site. I’d love it if you checked it out, and any feedback or comments you have would definitely be appreciated. You can find my thesis, “Facebook, Twitter and Barack Obama: New media and the 2008 Presidential election” at http://unpoppedcollar.com/thesis. Happy Reading!
President Obama throwing out the first pitch today at the Nats’ opening day.
Some photos of President Obama and Vice President Biden at the Georgetown-Duke game!
Look who I spotted!
Mitch Stewart, the director of organizing for America for Barack Obama’s campaign (also, the guy who sent you an email every-other day) spoke at GPPI last week. His talk provided really interesting insight into both political strategy as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the 2008 election. Also interesting to me is how much he uses statistical modeling; maybe all of that quant and econometrics I’ve been taking actually will be useful!
Best of: ridiculous "Tea Party" / Anti-Obama signs
Actual protest signs spotted in America. Apparently the irony of misspelling words when arguing for English as the national language is lost on them. My favorites:
“Respect ARE country Speak English” and
“Obama has a crisis of COMPETNCE”
What’s your favorite?
Budak's Tumblr: From SF, but living in DC. Social Entrepreneur and Travel Writer. I like adventures, roadtrips, photography, California and empanadas.
