According to statistics gathered by All Facebook a shade under 65 million Facebook users “like” things on a daily basis.  The number 65 million is astounding, but when you think of how large Facebook has become it doesn’t seem that ridiculous.  That statistic also shows you how much more active Facebook users are than Twitter [...]

Here is the breakdown of Virginia’s 3rd, 4th and 5th districts.  If you have any suggestions, additions or corrections, please leave a comment and I will update my analysis.  Don’t forget to read part one of “Virginia’s Congressional Campaign Facebook Breakdown.” * = Incumbent Red = Republican Blue = Democrat Black = Independent Post Quality [...]

The Obama Administration has re-launched USA.gov, which serves as a “portal that connects citizens to government agencies, departments and resources.”  The site was given a facelift and an improved search function, but it also includes a new mobile application store.  The store currently has 18 mobile applications, including ones from the FBI, EPA, and TSA. [...]

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced that Twitter is handling 800 million search queries a day, up from 600 million in April.  Twitter’s real-time search function is the best place on the Internet to find out what is happening right now, so it is no surprise that their search inquiries have sky rocketed.  Stan Schroeder also points [...]

MySpace could be headed for some even tougher times if they are unable to reach an agreement for a new search-advertising partnership.  In 2006, NewsCorp (who owns MySpace) and Google reached a deal, which guaranteed Google would pay $900 million for the rights to sell small ads on MySpace and few smaller NewsCorp websites.  However, [...]

It isn’t official yet, but all indications are that NBA superstar Lebron James has joined Twitter.  James’s best friend Chris Paul tweeted, “Couldn’t convince him to tell me which team he’s goin to but convinced him to join twitter lol…my brother from another mother @KINGJAMES.” It is expected that James will be announcing where he [...]

Continuing with my review of the social media campaigns of Virginia’s congressional candidates, I will breakdown Facebook this week.  Today, will be Virginia’s 1st and 2nd districts.  I received some very good feedback on “Virginia’s Congressional Campaign Twitter Breakdown” and I would appreciate any suggestions or corrections to my analysis of Facebook. * = Incumbent [...]

This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. Tony Romm penned an article highlighting the growing frustration from Silicon Valley about the “digital divide” between “lawmakers responsible for resolving the tech community’s most pressing issues and the industry leaders who first call attention to these issues.” Lawmakers routinely provide us with hilarious sound bites that [...]

Whether it’s a verbal gaffe, a statement taken out of context or a comment that comes off sounding strange or even mean, today’s political candidates are getting caught on video and audio tape. And they’re paying the price for this greater public exposure, having to explain or defend what they really meant to say — [...]

Republican Mike Weinstein is a state representative in Florida’s 19th District.  Sound like somebody found a Go-Go’s album in Mike’s garage.  We hope the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee doesn’t get a hold of this one or he might really “get the beat.”