Obama Tweets

In Social Media and Politics, Engagement and Influence Trumps Follower Count

Alexander Howard | Posted 01.02.2012

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Alexander Howard

Social media success isn't just about followers: it's about the influence and engagement an account holds on a given network. In general, amplification and engagement, measured in retweets, @mentions and @replies, and influence offer better metrics to analyze campaigns.

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Twitter: Obama Admits He's Never Used Twitter

Posted 05.25.2011

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At a town hall event during Obama's trip to China, the web-savvy President admitted to a group of Chinese youth in Shanghai that he's never used Twitt...

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Say What? White House Uses Twitter, FTW!

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Bellantoni

In a first that should be noted in the presidential archives, the White House on Friday used the Twitter feed to announce to more than 726,000 followers that Obama is holding a press conference Wednesday night.

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POTUS' Twitter Feed Reactivated

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Bellantoni

The Barack Obama Twitter feed just posted a link to the WhiteHouse.gov online townhall forum, planned for Thursday.

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