August 2009 - Alliance Strategies Group

Does Twitter favor conservatives?

Johanna NeumanThe Los Angeles Times The White House announced with some fanfare over the weekend that its Twitter account had passed the 1 million mark. “A million followers – nice,” the White House @whitehouse wrote in a tweet sent out Sunday afternoon. “What would you like to see more of from this feed? Photos? Quotes? […]...

Published On - August 28, 2009

bryan-asg BlogTags: Alan Rosenblatt, Barack Obama, Center for American Progress, Johanna Neuman, John McCain, Michelle Malkin, Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, Twitter, White House

Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLERPublished: August 25, 2009 Kristen Nagy, an 18-year-old from Sparta, N.J., sends and receives 500 text messages a day. But she never uses Twitter, even though it publishes similar snippets of conversations and observations. “I just think it’s weird and I don’t feel like everyone needs to know what I’m doing every […]...

Published On - August 27, 2009

bryan-asg BlogTags: comscore, Forrester Research, microblogging, Twitter

AAPC Statement Regarding Disclaimers in New Media

ASG, a member of the American Association of Political Consultants, agrees with its statement regarding the use of disclaimers in new media communicationsfor political candidates: This policy statement was issued in response to a Florida Election Commission complaint filed against Mayoral candidate Scott Wagman in St. Petersburg, alleging he omitted the state’s required disclaimer in […]...

Published On - August 26, 2009

bryan-asg BlogTags: American Association of Political Consultants, disclaimers, Florida Election Commission, new media communications, Scott Wagman

Social media gives public power to shape the news

By Seth Liss August 16, 2009 The power of social media became apparent to many this summer when the U.S. State Department asked Twitter to hold off on maintenance to its servers until after Iran’s presidential election protests. Not only were the citizens of Iran using the medium to organize and report on what was […]...

Published On - August 20, 2009

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Focusing on Social Networks

AUGUST 18, 2009 They do it all Universal McCann’s “Power to the People: Social Media Tracker” study, now in its fourth year, indicates that social networks continue to climb in popularity around the world. But the research firm believes a change is happening in social media: Internet users are “starting to focus their digital life” […]...

Published On - August 18, 2009

bryan-asg BlogTags: eMarketer, social networking, Universal McCann

For Companies, a Tweet in Time Can Avert PR Mess

By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN The Wall Street Journal A growing number of businesses are tracking social-media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer sentiment and avert potential public-relations problems. Ford Motor Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co., among others, are deploying software and assigning employees to monitor Internet postings and blogs. They’re […]...

Published On - August 4, 2009

bryan-asg BlogTags: Coca-Cola, Ford Motor, Linda Rutherford, Pepsico, Scott Monty, Southwest Airlines

Does Twitter favor conservatives?

Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens

AAPC Statement Regarding Disclaimers in New Media

Social media gives public power to shape the news

For Companies, a Tweet in Time Can Avert PR Mess

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