A short promotional note… As you’ve probably noticed, this blog has often been a place to talk about politics, a thing I like; media, another thing I like; and the internet (which you may have noticed I really like…). Next week, all three of those things are colliding at Personal Democracy Forum 2009, one of the largest conferences exploring the intersection of politics and new media. They have some fantastic speakers, including

• Clay Shirky, Author
• Jeff Jarvis, Author
• Craig Newmark,  Craigslist
• Randy Zuckerberg, Facebook
• Nate Silver, 538.com,
• Vivek Kundra, White House CIO
• Joe Rospars, New Media Director of the Obama campaign
• Michael Wesch, “The Machine is Us/ing Us”
• Mark Pesce, Futurist
• Jack Dorsey, Co-founder of Twitter
• Frank Rich of the New York Times
• Ana Marie Cox of Air America

And hundreds of others. I’m excited to be attending, along with some of my fabulous NMS co-workers– and hope you will be too!

Nisha Chittal is a writer and journalist who currently serves as Associate Editor of CitizenJanePolitics.com and is a political columnist for UniversityChic.com. Her personal blog is Politicoholic, where she offers commentary on a range of topics, including but not limited to politics, technology, and the changing role of women and Generation Y in politics today.