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 [...]

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 — [...]

Imagine the reaction if someone stood on a chair at a cocktail party and began shouting opinions and asking for money. That’s precisely what many activist groups do on social networks, progressive media technologist Deanna Zandt argues. The author of “Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking” faults organizations for treating Twitter and [...]

The location-sharing company, FourSquare, announced that it raised $20 million in their second round of fundraising, which according to AllThingsD would make the company worth $95 million.  The announcement dispels the rumors that either Facebook or Yahoo would buy FourSquare.  FourSquare has found its own niche in the world of social media, which should help [...]

In a video post on his Facebook page, Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Ehrlich (R) told his supporters he will be announcing his running mate on his Facebook page.  Ehrlich said the announcement will come in the next few days and encouraged people “like” his page.  This is not the first time we have seen [...]

Traditional media’s first major adoption of Web 2.0 came with Facebook, as outlets syndicated their content on the popular social network by way of fan pages and official accounts. Then, Twitter went mainstream as writers, editors and the media organizations themselves signed up, sent out links, and chatted about related topics in 140 character bursts. What’s the [...]

The HubSpot Blog has released a comprehensive listing of Facebook statistics in easy to read graphics.  The post includes in-depth analyses of demographics and relevant activities across the site.  However, the sample image above includes what may be the most pertinent information for the average political candidate, especially if he resides in South Dakota. No [...]

A Facebook application that helps users sync their friends between Twitter and Facebook has been blocked by Facebook. Could this be part of the on going battle for Social Media domination? Real Write Web makes a good point suggesting that Twitter should not rely on Facebook to connect its users: “Just as other services do, [...]

Email is going the way of the dodo, according to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Only 11% of teens use email daily, preferring instead to use SMS messaging and social networking, Sandberg proclaimed at the Nielsen Consumer 360 conference in Las Vegas. ”E-mail – I can’t imagine life without it – is probably going away,” Sandberg said. Of course her [...]

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli held a one hour live webcast yesterday to explain the lawsuit he’s filed on behalf of Virginia challenging the federal health care reform.  The way in which Cuccinelli broadcasted his presentation was far more interesting than the presentation itself (at least to me).  Cuccinelli spoke directly to his viewers rather than [...]