The Billings Gazette published a story on Tuesday about the problems former Congressman and current candidate for Montana Governor, Rick Hill, is having with his biography on Wikipedia (Wiki).

For those of you not acquainted with Wiki, it’s a free on-line encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  The problem comes from the “that anyone can edit” part because if someone has some negative or embarrassing things in their past, then someone can add that information to their Wiki biography or edit the information that is already there to sensationalize it or subdue it.

People who know how to use and create social media sites, keep up with the latest and greatest web sites, can conduct opposition research, and understand how to get in and out of places on the net are highly valued in political campaigns.  Continue reading →