Jan 14
By Kim Hart – 01/14/10 09:30 AM ET
Republicans are using social media far more than Democrats, according to a new study to be released today.
The “Twongress” report shows that 89 Republicans are actively tweeting, compared to 43 Democrats. The divide is especially apparent in the House, where 42 percent of the Republican Caucus is tweeting, while only 12 percent of the Democratic Caucus has found a Twitter audience.
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Jan 05
By Kate Kaye, ClickZ, Jan 4, 2010There were few big elections in 2009, but political and advocacy advertisers took the momentum built in the 2008 presidential elections and ran with it. From a surge in Twitter usage to the Google Surge, a variety of tools and techniques gained ground.Twitter as Campaign ToolThe increased use of Twitter by political office holders, candidates, and issue advocacy organizations … Read more
Jan 03
by Floyd and Mary Beth BrownTownhall.comWith the signing of an under-publicized amendment to Executive Order 12425, Barack Obama has fundamentally altered your constitutional rights. His actions are undermining your rights to protect personal privacy from a foreign internationalist police agency named Interpol. A one-paragraph executive order may seem inconsequential to many, but this action has far reaching implications and threatens the sovereignty of America.Obama’s secretive … Read more
Dec 08
Nearly a third (32%) of Americans say they would be open to having their Web-surfing and television viewing habits monitored in order to receive ads more relevant to their interests — as long as the data collected could not identify them as individuals, according to a global study of consumer media habits and advertising attitudes conducted by market research firm Synovate.Another 8% said they would be open … Read more
Nov 19
By Brian Monopoli, CBSNews.comThe Conservative Party candidate who conceded a closely-watched upstate New York House race has formally repudiated that concession in a statement that suggests community-organizing group ACORN stole the election for his Democratic opponent. Hoffman first suggested he was “unconceding” earlier this week on Glenn Beck’s radio show. “Recent developments leave me to wonder who is scheming behind closed doors, twisting arms and stealing … Read more
