Lawmakers tune in to social media
By NICOLE GAUDIANO | Federal Times
When Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont delivers a major speech, he offers his audience a menu of cyber options to learn more and aid the … Read more
Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Paul Ryan Joins Quora to Tackle Questions About the Budget
By Nick Judd, TechPresident
One of the latest additions to Quora, the social question-and-answer platform? Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), chair of the … Read more
GOP in tweeted debate
by Russ Jones, OneNewsNow.com
A conservative non-profit group announced last week that it will host the Twitter Republican Presidential Debate on July 20 — the first presidential debate conducted through one … Read more
2012 battles fought in 140 characters or less
By Shannon Travis, CNN.com
Might future presidential debates feature candidates that voters can’t see, can’t hear and who answer … Read more
Facebook upgrade spurs fears of political bias
By Neil Munro, The Daily … Read more
YouTube Launches Debate Clearinghouse For Politicos
by Austin Carr, Fast Company
When it comes to debating the issues, the public has a hard time sifting through all the political theater, biases, and endless muckraking. Between boilerplate-spewing press … Read more
Did the Internet Care About the GOP Primary Debate?
By Nick Judd, techPresident
So last night’s Republican primary debate, despite being so early and without a party headliner, still managed to outdo chatter about Osama bin Laden in terms of … Read more
This Is How The World Reacted To Osama Bin Laden’s Death
BY GREGORY FERENSTEIN, FAST COMPANY
From Crimson Hexagon, the social media analysis firm that dispelled the myth of the Verizon iPhone … Read more
DNC and Obama Spent Half Million Online This Year
By Kate Kaye, ClickZ.com
Democrats, along with Obama’s campaign operation, have already spent close to half a million dollars online this year in getting the 2012 reelection campaign off the ground.
The … Read more
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube now crucial to presidential campaigns
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
Four years ago, Barack Obama kicked off his presidential campaign on the steps of Illinois’ Old State Capitol, speaking in front of thousands of supporters … Read more