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Is Posting Political Content On Facebook Hurting Your Brand?
Love it or hate it, political content is everywhere on Facebook. Take our poll and tell us what you think about using Facebook as a platform for your political beliefs--and whether it can hurt your...
View ArticleWhen Campaigning on the Third Rail: Keep it Simple
This was supposed to be an election about the economy, but Paul Ryan’s entrance into the race changed all that. When Mitt Romney named his running mate, new issues shifted to the forefront of the...
View ArticleDon't Take it From Me: The Constituent Testimonial
With political contributions at all-time highs campaigns have more money than ever to spend on advertising. Despite this, many are having a harder time than ever getting their message across. The...
View ArticlePolitical Ads: America's not really listening anymore
A September 19th Politico story suggests that Governor Romney’s “47 percent” remarks will have a small but negative effect on who will vote for him in November. While that may reflect the results of a...
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The 2012 Presidential Software Race
A small shadow industry of software providers markets the polling and fundraising tools used in most American political campaigns. Here's a look at some major players.With the 2012 American election...
View ArticleShortage of Engineers Is Causing 'Crisis' In Tech Industry
Microsoft is lobbying for a change in education legislation to prevent the U.S. losing out to other countries.A lack of qualified workers in the tech industry is causing a crisis, says Microsoft. The...
View ArticleThey Approve This Message, But Does It Matter?
Since the passage of McCain-Feingold in 2002 candidates have been required to indicate their support for the content of their television and radio advertisements.The provision responsible for this...
View ArticleYouTube To Livestream Presidential Debates For The First Time
The President and the wannabe will square up to each other on YouTube four times this month.YouTube is to offer up live coverage of the Presidential and Vice Presidential election debates for the first...
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Fox News' Ed Henry Wears Pocket Squares--And He's Not Afraid To Tweet For Them
Just how social is Fox's chief White House correspondent Ed Henry? Even his signature pocket squares have their own Twitter feed. Here Henry talks about how social media is a political reporting game...
View ArticlePresidential Debate Watched By Nearly 70 Million People On TV--And Another...
67 million may have tuned in via the TV, but Both YouTube and Ustream report high viewer figures for Wednesday night's streamed debate in Denver.Wednesday's presidential debate was watched by millions...
View ArticleHuawei And ZTE A National Security Risk, Says Congress
The tech firms, with links to the Chinese military, are a threat to consumer privacy, to national security in the U.S., and to firms' intellectual property, says report.A U.S. Congress report, due to...
View ArticleCanada's "National Security Exception" Could Pose A Problem For Huawei and ZTE
The fallout from the U.S. Congress report that labeled the two Chinese firms a security risk has spread northwards, although the Canadian government is naming no names.The Canadian government has...
View ArticleReConstitution 2012 Reveals Hidden Meaning In Obama's And Romney's Words
The interactive web project analyzes words and phrases used by the candidates to provide real-time snapshots of their inner psychological states.The victories and losses of presidential debates aren't...
View ArticleLatest BuzzFeed Listicle Contributor: President Obama
Presidential candidates typically employ lists in three ways: 1. during stump speeches; 2. during debates; 3. during press interviews. Obama adds a fourth: in a political ad on BuzzFeed.Our...
View ArticleWorkplace Dos and Don'ts For Election Week
With an important election just days away, emotions are running high. Here's a handy guide to post in your office or workplace to keep things civil.With an important election just days away, emotions...
View ArticleRichard Tisei Just Made The Best Political Campaign Ad Of The Year
Who wouldn't approve this message?As the very noisy chatter of election season reaches its bi-partisan denoument, one politician is taking a novel approach to campaigning. World, meet Richard...
View ArticlePolitical Content On Social Media More Negative Than Positive
Welcome to the Internet, the natural habitat for the lesser spotted Snark.Findings from a Pew report have shown that negative political comments on social media outweigh positive ones. "Relentlessly...
View ArticleObama Wins Second Term, Much Twitter Love With Most Popular Tweet Ever...
"Four More Years" has been retweeted half a million times and counting.Barack Obama has won a second term. Giving an eloquent victory speech in front of his supporters in Chicago, the president paid...
View ArticleHackers Deface Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom's Facebook, Twitter,...
The politician's blog was hacked, too. But will the ZCompany Hacking Crew leak his Gmail emails?A group of hackers have scored a coup by hacking into the Vice Prime Minister of Israel's social media...
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The Right Geeks To Fill The GOP's Tech Void
To bridge the tech talent gap, 2016 GOP hopefuls might want to pay attention to these Republican tech heavyweights.Silicon Valley has long had a reputation as a Democrat's haven, and it's got the...
View ArticleThe Pew Year In Review: Belief In Global Warming Rising, Belief In God Falling
We break down trends the Pew Center found in 2012.With the end of the year quickly approaching (so as long as the Apocalypse doesn't end it all today), the Pew Center reviewed some of its findings on...
View ArticleThe Morning After The Verdict Before--Google Wins Big With The FTC
If Mountain View is the big winner, who is the big loser?So, yesterday the FTC opted out of throwing the book at Google. Instead, it waggled its finger in an admonishing fashion--Bad Google! Naughty...
View ArticleCongresswoman Introduces Draft Amendment to U.S. Hacking Law
Zoe Lofgren believes that the existing Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too vague in its current form and needs tightening up. Her proposal? Aaron's Law.Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced a...
View ArticleFrance Looks At Possibility Of Taxing Internet Companies For Data Mining
An individual's personal data provides the "raw materials" that firms such as Google and Facebook use to make money, says report.If the proposals of a report commissioned by the French president make...
View ArticleEd Koch, New York's First Generation Flux Mayor, Is Dead At 88
The larger-than-life New York legend succumbed to heart failure Friday morning.Ed Koch, thrice mayor of New York, has died. The 88-year-old succumbed to heart failure in a Manhattan hospital early...
View ArticleFacebook Founder Chris Hughes's Husband, Sean Eldridge, Running For Congress
A new Power Couple emerges.Chris Hughes helped launch Facebook (making him a rich man at IPO), worked on President Obama's original campaign for the White House, and he's dabbled in charity and...
View ArticlePresident Obama Holding Google+ Hangout
President Obama will answer questions about the 2013 State of the Union Address in a Google+ Hangout on Thursday.President Barack Obama is bypassing Reddit to hold a Google Hangout where he will answer...
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Inside The Candidates' Code: What The Campaign Websites Say About Obama And...
Both presidential candidates say they can slice the budget and make better use of national resources. So who is smarter and more efficient on the web?A political campaign website has a singular...
View ArticleIran Not Happy With Argo's Best Picture Oscar Win
Michelle Obama's presence via satellite link was also a contentious issue for the Middle Eastern regime.Iran has been airing its views on Argo's win at the Oscars last night. The movie tells the story...
View ArticleHugo Chavez's Death Lights Up Twitter With Rumors, Recriminations, Remembrances
How do you categorize the Venezuelan dictator, who died yesterday at 58? Let us count the ways.Hugo Chavez died yesterday, after a two-year battle with cancer. As befits the death of anyone notable,...
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