(via TechRepublican) ABCNews takes a look at how social networking is influencing politics. 0

Cross posted to TechRepublican We can learn a lot from Ford’s unveiling of the 2011 Explorer on Tuesday.  Rather than introducing the “100% reinvented” Explorer at an auto show (which is standard procedure), Ford revealed it exclusively on its Facebook Page.  Talk about making your Facebook “fans” feel special. Ford’s Facebook unveiling is the twenty-first  Read more »

Cross posted to TechRepublican Streamlining a campaign is always a good move, right? Well, not in the case of automated posting services. Services like Ping.fm, take one message and post it to multiple social media sites.  However, the campaigns that employ these services are sacrificing their online brand to shave a couple minutes off their  Read more »

(via TechRepublican) This according to a study done by the Pew Internet. From Mashable 0

From Jordan Raynor.  Parts two and three are on his wesbite 0

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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 more »

So how do you get your name out there, especially in a media market as ridonkulously expensive as New York? There are two things that, while there are people with a lot more experience and smarts than me to worry about statewide strategies and “big picture” stuff, a candidate can do by himself and with  Read more »

Incumbents running for reelection have to turn up the volume. The voters are upset. A lot of people think that if you’re an elected official, you are the problem. And it doesn’t matter if you’ve been working all of your life against what that voter is pissed off about. People are connecting in new ways  Read more »

The internet is a great way to overcome any sort of negative environment because it allows candidates to speak directly to the people regularly. From Wesley Donehue at TechRepublican 0