Our friends at the Pew Internet and American Life have put together a handy new infographic that covers much of their recent data on how we’re using digital technology in politics. What percentage of Twitter users are liberal? The answer might...
Today’s Press Club discussion on social media’s role in 2012 is shaping up to be a terrific discussion, and you can follow the live coverage via the hashtag #SocialElection. Below are links to articles covering topics that are likely to...
Hurricane Sandy might have postponed our Press Club panel on social media in the presidential race, but never fear, it’s rescheduled for next Friday, November 16th. With the date change a few tickets have popped open, so check it out. Should...
Yes I know, to those of us in The Profession, it sounds like a rhetorical question: can social media win the presidential election?. Of course the answer’s “no” — it’s incredibly rare for a single factor of any kind to...
Guest article! Kayle Hatt sends this from Canada, where a certain politician should have listened the advice advice he gave in a popular Epolitics.com piece: Long-time Epolitics.com readers may remember my August, 2010 post on the need for...
Oct. 30th Event at The Press Club: The Online Election — Social Media and the 2012 Presidential Race
Howdy folks, on October 30th I get to take part in what promises to be a terrific discussion about social media and the presidential race at the National Press Club: The Online Election – Social Media and the 2012 Presidential Race The 2012 U...
Ah, sweet internets — you do have a way of picking out salient moments that our Official Information Gatekeepers might have missed in earlier times. Last night’s example? The “binders full of women” that Romney supposedly...
E.J. “gets” how social media changes the environment within which political events occur: But there is another aspect of tonight, and that’s the part played by the staffs of the two candidates and their supporters. What people say...
That was fast! Online analytics company PeopleBrowsr (the folks behind Kred) used their access to the full Twitter “firehose” to aggregate and analyze the pattern of debate-related Tweets sent out last night. Here’s what they...
Howdy Mitt, not sure if you’ve noticed (oh wait, in theory you have), but we’re living in an era in which the camera is ALWAYS on. Here are just a few Epolitics.com articles on the nature of politics in an era in which a...