Via Bill Ives, a New York Times editorial by Thomas L. Friedman on the coming impact of blog networks on politics: “The technological model coming next – which Howard Dean accidentally uncovered but never fully developed – will revolve around the power of networks and blogging. The public official or candidate will no longer just be the one who talks to the many or tries to listen to the many. Rather, he or she will be a hub of connectivity for the many to work with the many – creating networks of public advocates to identify and solve problems and get behind politicians who get it.”