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Obama Is a Master of Social Media -- New App Fuels His Campaign

Eric Yaverbaum | Posted 06.02.2012

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Eric Yaverbaum

In late May, the Obama campaign unveiled its latest innovation in the usage of social media: The Dashboard. It serves as more proof that Barack Obama is a master of the deployment of social media in political campaigns.

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Obama Remembers The Situation Room One Year Later

Posted 05.01.2012

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One year after Osama bin Laden's killing, President Obama tweeted this historic photo of himself, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Admiral Mike Mul...

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Michael Calderone

Inside The 2012 Twitter-Fueled News Cycle

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 04.27.2012

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NEW YORK -- When Pierre Prosper, a foreign policy adviser to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, accused President Barack Obama Thursda...

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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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2012 Candidates: Not All Tweets Are Created Equal

AP | BETH FOUHY and JACK GILLUM | Posted 12.31.2011

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NEW YORK — Twitter is abuzz with presidential candidates this year, though not all in the Twittersphere are equal. Rick Santorum tweets a lot m...

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Is President Obama Using Social Media for the Right Reasons?

Patricia Martin | Posted 10.04.2011

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Patricia Martin

Twitter may be too terse and too immediate for relaying more complex issues. It may be showing us its limitations as a medium for protest and debate. But it's perfect for affirming your approval of a candidate.

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Obama Cheers On USA Women In Tweet

AP | x | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is cheering on the U.S. women's soccer team as it competes in the Women's World Cup final against Japan Sund...

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama's Twitter Town Hall Delivers Political Gains

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama didn't say anything particularly newsworthy at Wednesday's Twitter Town Hall. But his hour-plus appearance before...

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President Obama Repeats George W. Bush's 'Internets' Flub

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 09.05.2011

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We already knew that President Obama had a computer (of course). We also knew that he had visited the headquarters of "Twitters". But it wasn't until ...

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Romney Reaps $18.25M, Boehner On 'Fruitless' Talks And A Surprising Flashback

Posted 09.05.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised a sky-high amount of campaign cash over the last three months. One contentious issue has House Sp...

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Obama's Talk vs. Walk

Craig Crawford | Posted 09.05.2011

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Craig Crawford

If Obama's angry words were primarily meant to soften his base for compromises to come -- like $200 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts -- add this to a string of examples spotlighting Obama's governing style: Talk Left, Walk Right.

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Jason Linkins

Twitter Town Hall Participants Have Drastically Different Concerns Than Beltway Journalists, According To Completely Unsurprising Statistical Breakdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.05.2011

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Over at the Boston Globe, Tom Giratikanon and the Globe's staff have put together a must-read chart, which compares the concerns raised by today's Twi...

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Jason Linkins

President Obama In 140 Characters Or Less: The Town Hall Reimagined

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.05.2011

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So, humanity's first "Twitter town hall" is now in the books. Was it everything you hoped it would be? My wish is that if we all agree to behave ourse...

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Ryan Grim

Obama Quizzed On 14th Amendment At Twitter Town Hall

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- During a Twitter town hall Wednesday, President Obama was asked whether he would consider invoking the 14th Amendment to pay government ...

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Obama Holds Twitter Town Hall At White House

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.05.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama kicked off his first Twitter town hall with – what else? – a tweet. Using a laptop set up on a lecte...

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Jennifer Bendery

GOP Rallies Public To Question Obama's 'Failed' Economic Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are crashing President Barack Obama's Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday by flooding the event with questions of their own...

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Obama To Host First Twitter Town Hall Meeting

Posted 08.30.2011

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Twitter, together with the White House, announced Thursday morning that President Obama will be hosting a town hall meeting on Twitter. The town ha...

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Obama Campaign Looks To Take Social Media Game To New Levels

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.28.2011

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CHICAGO — Call him the Digital Candidate: President Barack Obama is asking supporters to use Facebook to declare "I'm In!" for his re-election c...

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Obama Names Twitter CEO To Advisory Committee

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.27.2011

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Another techie goes to Washington: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will join a presidential advisory committee. Last night, President Obama announced that...

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Behind The New Media Strategy For Obama 2012

TIME | Michael Scherer | Posted 07.19.2011

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When Barack Obama traveled to Texas this month to talk immigration, David Plouffe, his top message guru, decided to stay home and watch Twitter instea...

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Sam Stein

Merkel Announces U.S. Trip Via Twitter, German Press Corps Goes Nuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The fusion of social media and high-stakes politics has been a predominant feature of the Obama administration, which has utilized, amon...

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Sam Stein

Obama's Restraint Doctrine: How The President's Egypt Policy Has Managed To Please No One At All

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The impression that the Obama administration is forever one step behind the unfolding events and chaos in Egypt this week is one left, i...

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Who Tweets For Obama? 'Some 20 Year Old'

geeksugar.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a historic event, President Obama appeared on The View yesterday, and amid questions from the hosts about pop culture (he knew Lindsay was in jail,...

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Hacker Croll Convicted For Infiltrating Obama's Twitter

AP | RAFAEL MESQUITA | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A court in central France has convicted a young Frenchman accused of infiltrating Twitter and peeping at the account of President Barack...

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Michelle Obama's Twitter Debut: Read FLOTUS' First Tweet (PICTURE)

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the recent White House Correspondents Dinner, Obama "killed" with cracks at Palin, Jay Leno "bombed," and journalists were honored for their report...

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