Jan 03
by Doug Gross, CNN.com
In 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful’s strategy.
On the eve of Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses, the first official contest of this year’s presidential campaign, we take a look at how the seven Republican hopefuls are presenting themselves in the digital world of social media.
This includes everything from tallying their Twitter … Read more
Dec 04
By BETH FOUHY | AP
NEW YORK (AP) — As potential voters in New Hampshire and Iowa scan the Internet, they probably are seeing ads for Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongside deals for shoes and holiday gifts.
The campaign ads will then follow those voters around the Web, popping up on news sites, Google searches and on social networking sites like Facebook.
Online advertising, once used primarily as a way to reach young and heavily wired … Read more
Nov 01
By Anthony ManOctober 31, 2011 06:18 PM
One of the biggest single events of the 2012 presidential campaign will take place in Boca Raton – just 15 days before Election Day.
The last of three presidential debates is set for Lynn University, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, announced Monday.
“We’re fired up. We’re so excited,” said Robert Watson, a political scientist at Lynn. “It looks like the road to the White House … Read more
Oct 17
By Amy Bingham, The Note – ABC News
Can a presidential candidate win an election 140 characters at a time? In this digital age, they sure are trying.
Whether it is a promoted tweet, a YouTube video or a Google search ad, presidential campaigns have infiltrated social media in unprecedented ways this election cycle.
“It would be crazy for a campaign, speaking … Read more
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Oct 10
By Nick Judd | techPresident
More than in any other race to date, Americans may experience the 2012 presidential election through precisely targeted phone calls, visits, tweets and Facebook posts — messages not from the candidates themselves, but from their own politically active friends.
If those messages come, they won’t be random. As campaigns become more savvy about their data on supporters and voters, they are also becoming more and more sophisticated … Read more
