Posts Categorized: politics

In Nonstop Whirlwind of Campaigns, Twitter Is a Critical Too

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Description: When Newt Gingrich said in a recent debate that he was a man of “grandiose” ideas, Mitt Romney’s campaign pounced. It sent mocking Twitter messages with a hashtag, “#grandiosenewt”, encouraging voters to add their own examples of occasions when they felt Mr. Gingrich had been “grandiose.” Source: nytimes .com Date: Jan 28, 2012 With… Read more »

Obama and Romney Campaigns Adopt Square for Funding

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Description: Social media was a game-changing technology that helped alter the course of the 2008 presidential election. In 2012, mobile payments could be the transformational technology, as millions of political supporters are given the ability to collect money on smartphones for candidates. Source: nytimes.com Date: Jan 30, 2012 On Monday, President Obama’s re-election campaign announced that… Read more »