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U.S. Presidential Candidates & Social Media: The Tally So Far
The 2008 United States presidential election, the 56th in the nation's history, started surprisingly early. The first candidate to declare for the office, the since-disgraced Democratic senator John Edwards, did
Open Sourcing Government: Pirate Party Wins 15 Seats in Berlin's Parliament
In a sign of how strongly Internet-related issues can affect real-world politics, the German branch of the Pirate Party has won 15 seats in Berlin's regional parliament. The Pirate Party,
Obama and Paul: The Kings of the Web Election
There's no question this year that Barack Obama and Ron Paul are the kings of US politics on the Internet. They both command the lion's share of their party's attention
What Online Dating Can Teach Us About Social Media Sentiment Predictions
Algorithms, and, more recently, social media sentiment, have been billed as the one-step panacea for all of life's problems. Tweak the algorithm just right and you get the perfect romantic
Micro-Messaging Companies Are Growing Fast
In a time of widespread economic downturn, a number of companies powering a new form of communication are bulking up their teams with new staff. Twitter, its leading open source
Iran Officially Worst Online Oppressor
A new report from Freedom House has ranked Iran the world's worst abuser of online freedoms. "Freedom on the Net 2011" determined that the five worst countries for online
Meetup: The Secret Campaign Weapon?
Web metrics firm Compete released their latest "Candidate FaceTime" metric yesterday, which measures how many hours people are spending across the social networking profiles of US presidential candidates. Not surprisingly,
@SG on Twitter's Government Liaison and Plans for Gov 2.0
Over the past four years, thousands of government officials, representatives and agencies have joined Twitter. Over 200 members of the U.S. Congress are on the service now, according to TweetCongress.
Obama vs McCain Website Smackdown
This week Barack Obama won the Democrat nomination for US President, pitting him against Republican candidate John McCain. At the same time both candidates have ramped up their web efforts,
The Obama Bump Felt on Facebook
Ah, what a difference a caucus makes. In November, when ABC and Facebook announced their partnership for US political coverage we, like many other tech pundits, expressed skepticism. We noted
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