Digital politics freaks, rejoice! For Science Is On Our Side: according to a study just out in Nature, the messages we post on Facebook CAN have an actual effect on politics. From the abstract: Here we report results from a randomized controlled...
Back in May, the RNC stirred up some buzz in the news media with the launch of its “Social Victory Center” Facebook app, which was supposed to do for Republicans what MyBarackObama.com did for Dems in 2008 (though note that the Obama...
Guest article! In which our very own Beth Becker gets excited about Facebook features. Two Don’t-Miss New Facebook Features By Beth Becker Some of you may have missed the two announcements last week regarding new Facebook features. I’ll...
Guest article! In the piece below, Beekeeper Group’s Justin Kutner looks at social photo site Instagram as it’s playing out in the 2012 elections. Note that Beekeeper’s Shana Glickfield and Henri Makembe have appeared in our august...
Guest article! The latest from our old friend Beth Becker. How a Twitter Rapid Response Campaign Helped Susan Sarandon ‘Get’ Paid Sick Days By Beth Becker A coalition of diverse organizations in New York City has banded together to...
The second (and final) segment of Beth Becker’s latest thinking on social media. Rethinking Social, Part Two: Optimizing Content for Social Sharing By Beth Becker In the first segment in this two-part series, I briefly explored the idea that...
Another great guest article from our old friend Beth Becker! Bonus: look for Part Two in the next couple of days. Rethinking Social, Part One: Social Media is Social Sharing By Beth Becker For the last two years I’ve begun every social media...
This just came in over the proverbial transom: basic social media numbers on several politicians being mentioned as potential Romney Vice Presidential picks. These data were compiled by experienced digital marketer Al DiGuido, about whom you can...
No, the scoop ISN’T that the newly unveiled “Social Victory Center” is set to share users’ activity far and wide by default, as Shaun Dakin noted yesterday. That’s annoying, but not exactly news: by now, Facebook is...
Big day for technology rollouts! The Republican Party proudly released its new grassroots-engagement Facebook App today, which got coverage in a few outlets including the Christian Science Monitor, where I got a couple of solid quotes: “At...