Technology brings Democratic convention home

Can’t be at the Democrats’ convention this week? No problem. You can be there virtually, with top Maryland Democrats and party officials blogging, Twittering and YouTubing, in addition to the more “traditional” cell phones, BlackBerrys and long-distance conference calls.

Gov. Martin O’Malley got the ball rolling Saturday on his revised campaign Web site, martinomalley.com. By Monday afternoon, he had already posted 14 “tweets,” including this one: “We had the first delegation breakfast this morning. Senator Gary Hart spoke about the need to restore America’s moral standing in the world.”