Oct 07
By JENNIFER MARTINEZ | Politico
Google-owned YouTube is launching a special site Thursday that it hopes will be a one-stop online spot for political junkies to watch the good, the bad and the ugly of the 2012 presidential campaign.
The site, YouTube Politics, will include videos from the candidates’ official YouTube channels and a mix of videos produced by media outlets … Read more
Sep 30
By DAVID CHARNS, KRISTEN BARBARESI and KELLY F. ZIMMERMAN, Breitbart
WASHINGTON – Republicans have a 48-seat majority in the House. But on Twitter, they have a much bigger edge. Since 2007, Republicans have sent twice as many tweets as Democrats.
A Republican, Sen. John McCain of Arizona (SenJohnMcCain) is the most followed senator on Twitter. About 1.73 million people have specifically selected to track McCain, who was the 2008 Republican presidential nominee.
Among … Read more
Sep 12
From Ragan’s PR Daily
Since 2005, the number of people in all age groups using social media has grown at an eye-popping rate. This infographic (after the jump) from Search Engine Journal breaks it down.
Click on the title above.
Aug 17
By Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation
When a liberal debates a conservative on ideas, the liberal usually says the same thing. We can do better. Meaning of course, put the liberal in charge and things will be better. The sun will rise in the east, crops will grow, birds will sing and the world … Read more
Jul 21
By David Catanese, Politico
Tea party candidates tweet more frequently than Democrats and even their generic Republican rivals.
That’s the finding of a study out of the University of Michigan, which surveyed 460,000 tweets over a three-year period from 687 candidates running for U.S. House, Senate and governor.
Over the study period, tea party candidates tweeted an average of 901 times compared to 723 times for Republicans and 551 for Democrats.
“The conservative candidates—Republicans … Read more
