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Quick Hits — September 17, 2012

September 17th, 2012

Quick Hits returns!

• Twitter Deputizes Millions of Pundits During Political Conventions. C.f. Postcards From the Parallel Universe in Real Time and Obama’s DNC speech sets new political record on Twitter.
• Google searches for “register to vote” skyrocket after Obama speech.
• Natural Gas Group Targets RNC-Goers on Twitter, while Obama Targets Romney in Web Ads on RNC Turf.
• Obama Outspends Mitt Romney On Digital Ads 4:1.
• How an Online Community Jogged Paul Ryan’s Memory About His Marathon Time.
• Mitt Romney’s Digital Director Zac Moffatt: You Can’t Run A Political Campaign Without Digital. Moffat’s been busy: c.f. Team Romney’s Digital Chief: Engagement Trumps Raw Numbers in Social Media and RNC Video: Romney’s Digital Director Talks Real-Time Twitter Coordination.
• A social media-fueled upset: How Ted Cruz’s online efforts helped shock the GOP establishment.
• Instant Political Gratification and the News Agenda Setters. C.f. Mitt Romney’s Twitter Nemesis.
• Innovations in Obama’s ground operation. Data, baby. C.f. Why the Obama campaign is cautiously confident in victory.
• Facebook to Roll Out Email, Phone Number Ad Targeting. Plus, Voter File Data Comes to Facebook Ads.
• Nearly a Third of Likely Voters Ignore Live TV.
• Technology firms work convention crowd.
• Customer Reviews: BIC For Her Amber Medium Ballpoint Pen (Box of 12) – Black. Politics by any other name….
• Wisdom: On the subject of microtargeting.
• Dr Pepper Facebook Ad Ignites Evolution Debate.
• How Online Advocacy Influences Life Offline.
• Online metrics: what’s the conversion?
• Did Romney Campaign Copy From Obama Website?.
• What’s behind Obama’s fundraising surge? 3 theories.
• Look-Alike Sites Funnel Big Money to Mystery PAC.
• How you and your smartphone are changing politics. Jake Tapper learns about the intermobileweb.
• Why Fact-Checking Has Gone Viral in This Year’s Election.
• Thompson campaign head emailed video of Baldwin at gay pride event.
• Obama Side Group Slams Romney in Web Ads, as Obama and GOP Twitter Buys Inspire Passionate Tweet Trend.
• Koch-Linked Group Dropped Over $1M Online in Last 2 Weeks.
• Text Message Donations Might Become a Viable Option for More Campaigns.
• Nonprofit guide to social media demographics.
• In the Middle East, Marginalized LGBT Youth Find Supportive Communities Online.
• What’s It Cost? Infographics. One of a series on the cost of various digital tools.
• Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? Obama Has an App for That.
• Political Banner Ads of 2012.
• Obama hosts an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit.
• Democrats More Likely to Use Facebook for Political Purposes.
• The Internet Makes Semi-Famous People Say Political Things.
• Complaints about automated calls up sharply.
• In the digital age, whither the campaign button?
• YouTube: Now for Political Junkies.
• India: Modi’s Google+ hangout changes terms of political discourse.
• Obama team winning the digital campaign, but grassroots want more. Friend-of-e.politics Jim McBride certainly does.
• The physics of the strapless evening gown — a review of a tragically theoretical treatise.
• Candidate uses porn clips to sex up Bosnia race. New prediction: Romney to use robot porn in the campaign’s final weeks (October surprise is a mechanized happy ending).
• And finally: Romney/Ryan — reviving socialist realist art.

– cpd