Mar 08
From The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The ten-state Republican Super Tuesday presidential contest generated more than 530,000 comments on social media over 24 hours, far outpacing any other primary or caucus night so far.
The comments on Twitter, Facebook and other social media were tabulated by Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge, Mass., social analytic company that tracks digital chatter around television.
Men accounted for 64 percent of the social media comments about the race, … Read more
Feb 24
By Rebekah Metzler, U.S. News & World Report
Driven by Americans’ widespread dissatisfaction with both Democrats and Republicans, Americans Elect is trying to shake up the 2012 election by obtaining ballot access in all 50 states for a yet-to-be-named presidential candidate. The group says it has been ballot certified in 16 states, awaiting confirmation in another 14 and is gathering signatures to be on the ballot in the other 20.
“It’s so … Read more
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
