We know Mellancamp is a liberal, but there are few more patriotic songs than this one. And it is the Fourth of July, so remember our nation’s Founding Fathers and all of those who lost their life in the struggle for our liberty. Enjoy…
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NMI: Bloggers Focus On McChrystal; Viacom-Youtube Dismissal Tops Twitter (June 21-25)
The resignation of General Stanley McChrystal accounted for the most news links shared by bloggers during the week of June 21-25, while the most-Tweeted news links concerned the dismissal of Viacom’s lawsuit against YouTube. Speaking of YouTube, the most-viewed news and politics video on the Google-owned video site for the second week in a row was [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Taking Online Rapid Response to the Next Level
Great post from e.politics. The post basically examines how the Internet is changing political campaigning: Speed Kills: The Internet has created a 24-hour news cycle in which a single piece of information has the potential to reach millions of people in a matter of seconds. Campaigns must understand this and have the pieces to in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Virginia’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown
In effort to better understand each Virginia race I have decided to breakdown the social media campaigns of each Virginia congressional candidate. Here is the complete breakdown of Twitter. If you think I missed something or have something to add, please leave a comment and I will update the post. Enjoy. *Incumbent Red = Republican [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VA’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown (Part 4)
In the final installment of VA’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown, I examined of the candidates in Virginia’s 9th, 10th and 11th districts. Don’t forget to read parts one, two and three. If I missed anything, please leave a comment and I will update the post. *Incumbent Red = Republican Blue = Democrat Interaction = Retweeting [...]
Read the rest of this entry »iPutman Makes Florida History
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) became the first Florida candidate in history to create an iPhone application, according to Jordan Raynor. Putnam is running for Florida Agriculture Commissioner. Raynor explains, “This first release of the app is largely used as an informational tool with menu options that include Putnam’s bio, News about the campaign, Media (photos) [...]
Read the rest of this entry »House GOP Argues for Skype
GOP members of the House of Representatives are pushing for Skype to be allowed in their offices. Skype is a video chat application that allows users to connect with each other over the internet. Currently the Skype website is “unauthorized” for use in chambers. GOP House members argue that Skype is a cost effective way [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VA’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown (Part 3)
Continuing my breakdown of Virginia’s congressional candidate’s Twitter accounts, today I examined the candidates in Virginia’s 6th, 7th and 8th districts. Revisit part one (VA-1 and 2) and part two (VA-3,4,5). *Incumbent Red = Republican Blue = Democrat Black = Independent Interaction = Retweeting or replying to followers Klout = Online influence (Not flawless but [...]
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It seems more and more battles are being played out on Twitter. Last week we had the #wwrd (what would Republicans do) battle and now we have Obama and House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) bickering. Obama threw the first punch on Twitter when he responded to Boehner’s comment comparing the financial reform bill to [...]
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