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- The Digital Politico: 5 Ways Digital Media is Shaping the 2012 Presidential Election
- comScore, Inc, April 30, 2012 "Digital media has become one of the most significant game-changers in the political landscape, helping determine winners and losers in recent elections. With the realities of this new digitally dominated political environment, campaigns are becoming increasingly sophisticated about developing teams and strategies designed to deploy digital resources to reach and influence key voter constituencies. In this report, comScore shares a variety of data and insights that help explain how digital is being used by both parties in the run-up to the Republican primary, and how these strategies are likely to influence the upcoming general election. This report identifies five key trends shaping the 2012 election cycle and analyzes how these themes are likely to play out in the course of the general election..." [Requires Registration]
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- comScore Releases 'The Digital Politico' Report Highlighting 5 Ways Digital Media is Shaping the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
- Digital Advertising and Social Media Play Prominent Roles in Political Campaigns, Delivering Amplified Exposure and Facilitating Online Fundraising. Reston, VA, April 30, 2012. – comScore, Inc... today released a report analyzing the use of digital media in the 2012 U.S. presidential election to date. Entitled The Digital Politico: 5 Ways Digital Media is Shaping the 2012 Presidential Election, the report examines key trends shaping the current election cycle in areas such as social media, digital advertising, and paid search... 'Digital media has emerged over the past few election cycles as a formidable platform for political campaigns, providing the ability to efficiently target campaign messages and reach key voting constituencies at a fraction of the cost of traditional media,' said Andrew Lipsman, VP of Industry Analysis at comScore. 'Political blogs, online advertising and online fundraising have helped shape the past few elections, but 2012 will almost certainly be remembered as the 'social media election' given how central Facebook and Twitter have become to the current digital battleground.' ..."
Added: 3 May 2012;
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- Voting Information Project
- Partnering with election boards, campaign managers, user experience architects, graphic designers, and application developers to better serve voters. VIP works with election officials across the nation to ensure this information is official and reliable. We answer voters’ basic questions like 'Where is my polling place?' 'What’s on my ballot?' and 'How do I navigate the voting process?' VIP uses an open format to make data available and accessible, bringing 21st century technology to our elections and ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to cast an informed vote...
Added: 26 April 2012;
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- Voting Information Project Takes Aim at Open Data, Social Media
- By Wayne Hanson. Government Technology, April 23, 2012. "This November, Foursquare users will be able to receive an "I Voted" badge when they visit their polling places. In addition, voters in 37 states will have an easier time finding election information via social media and mobile devices, thanks to the Voting Information Project (VIP), an initiative of the Pew Center on the States, Microsoft, AT&T, Foursquare, Google, state elections offices, media partners and others. During the 2010 elections, VIP's polling place locator was used more than 6 million times by voters in 20 states. This year the initiative will expand and add features. According to an introductory video, most voters now rely on social media, mobile applications, online news sites and search engines to get voting information, rather than government websites. While VIP was in place this year for some primaries and the Iowa caucuses, general election data will be available four to six weeks prior to the general election..."
Added: 26 April 2012;
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- The danger of Twitter, Facebook politics
- By Wesley Donehue, Special to CNN, April 24, 2012. "... I make a living encouraging politicians and candidates to use social media. And now I'm going to tell them why it's a bad idea. Not always, mind you -- social media will, and should, continue to play an important role in our political discourse. But the trend has grown so quickly; I don't know that anyone has really stopped to consider the implications of moment-by-moment, real-time transparency..."
Added: 26 April 2012;
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- House GOP Launches Social Media Contest
- by Kate Kaye. ClickZ, April 19, 2012. "For the third year running, Congressional Republicans will go head to head in a bracket style competition to see who's the best at using Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to communicate with constituents. The House GOP, which launched its 2012 New Media Challenge on Monday, has taken to buying Facebook ads, integrating email with social media sharing, and even recently learned directly from @ComcastCares social media strategy leader Kip Wetzel..."
Added: 20 April 2012;
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- For GovHub, all politics is personal
- by Luke Fretwell. GovFresh, April 11, 2012. "When no one in Nick Gaines' UC Berkeley freshman political science class could answer the question 'Who is your state senator?,' he tuned in, dropped out and started GovHub with co-founder Adam Becker. Here, Becker shares more about their pursuit of the American dream and how they want to help citizens better engage with their elected officials..."
Added: 12 April 2012;
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- O'Brien: Social media in 2012 elections will make 2008 look like the digital dark ages
- By Chris O'Brien. Mercury News Columnist, Contra Costa Times, Posted 26 February 2012. "... The differing social media strategies thus far of the Romney and Obama campaigns help illustrate the challenges and opportunities. With the luxury of having no primary opponent and more resources, the Obama campaign has been leaving no social media stone unturned. Of course, the campaign is focused on Facebook and Twitter and YouTube..."
Added: 28 February 2012;
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- Politicians Land on Google Plus
- Government Technology, November 23, 2011. "Political candidates already are looking to Facebook and Twitter to spread the word for the upcoming 2012 election. Now, Google Plus is another option. A few public officials and presidential candidates already are using Google Plus for their cause..."
Added: 29 November 2011;
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- House Republicans introduce WhipCast mobile app with a splash
- New application debuts with YouTube "trailer," multiple tweets, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, November 15, 2011. "House Republican leaders are raising the bar for launching a federal mobile application: Their just-released 'WhipCast' application features its own splashy YouTube video trailer complete with a catchy slogan and music... The free application provides users with House GOP updates on House Floor activity and schedules, text of legislative bills, alerts on upcoming key votes, news and press releases. Users also may watch videos of House activity. It was not immediately clear from the announcements whether WhipCast's available information on Congress’ activities would be comprehensive or would highlight only GOP activities..."
Added: 17 November 2011;
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- Social media open new chapter in 2012 campaign
- By Shira Schoenberg, Globe Correspondent. The Boston Globe, 4 November, 2011. "... In 2008, President Obama's campaign mastered the art of online campaigning, using Facebook and other social networking tools in an unprecedented way for grassroots organizing and fund-raising. Today, the Republican presidential candidates are competing for Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and YouTube viewers in a social media landscape that has changed the way elections are run. An astonishing 459,000 people 'Like' Michele Bachmann on Facebook – a sum equal to the entire population of Kansas City..."
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- Perspective: 5 Tech Trends in the Elections Industry
- By Nichole Ciotti. Government Technology, September 13, 2011. "... Each year, election offices face more and more demands coming from media members, constituents and candidates who demand error-free elections and seek the most current and accurate voting results. Access to the right tools and technology can ease the stress that's placed on every election office. Technology is dramatically transforming the election process. Election offices are challenged to keep pace through leveraging technology to increase transparency and improve communication with the public. Here are five technology trends being adopted by election offices across the country to better serve voters, candidates and the media..."
Added: 15 September 2011;
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- Young Adults Struggle With Online Political Participation
- ScienceDaily, June 15, 2011. "Young adults who are web savvy, but lack knowledge about federal government, may struggle to use the web for political participation, according to a team of researchers. "There's a misconception that young adults are naturally skilled at all computer techniques," said Jens Grossklags, assistant professor of information sciences and technology, Penn State. "And while they might be comfortable on some sites and social networks, that doesn't necessarily mean that young adults know how to use the Internet for political participation."..."
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- YouTube Town Hall Channel
- Sponsored by YouTube, Every month members of members of Congress will answer a selection of top rated questions. The general public are able to vote on congress members debating various topics.
Added: 19 May 2011;
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- YouTube Matches Congress Members For Debates On New Town Hall Platform
- by Sarah Kessler. Mashable, 18 May 2011. "YouTube is matching up members of Congress for debates on hot issues in a new channel launching Wednesday. The channel, dubbed YouTube Town Hall, is filled with debates surrounding the budget, economy, energy, Afghanistan, education and health care. Initially topics were chosen by popularity on Google News and Google web search over the past year, but YouTube plans to accept questions from viewers in the future..."
Added: 19 May 2011;
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