Social Media

New Media Forms Boost Youth Participation In Debates

Kristin Gorski | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Presidential Debates, John McCain, Twitter, Democracy, Mccain, Obama, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Biden, Tweets, Two-Screen Media, Social Media, Palin, Sarah Palin, Microblogging, Currenttv, Hack the Debate, Home News
Kristin Gorski

By adding an interactive edge to the traditional, communal experience of television, there is bound to be social impact, though it is still to be determined because this media is so new.

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Antisocial Web Marketing: Why McCain Is Losing

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, John McCain, Twitter, Social Networking, Internet Strategy, barackobama.com, Youtube, Websites, johnmccain.com, Facebook, Flickr, Media News
Andrew Cherwenka

The McCain web strategists are combining an outdated strategy of tight control with a woeful neglect of Web 2.0 tools.

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18 Great Factoids on the State of the Blogosphere today (at least according to Technorati)

Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Social Media, State of the Blogosphere, Richard Jalichandra, Bloggers, Blog World Expo, Technorati, Blogging, blogworld08, Media News
Kevin Grandia

Technorati will be releasing their latest State of the Blogosphere report next week. I got a sneak preview of the contents of that report right from R...

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We're Not All Talking About Palin

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Media, Biden, Stats, Britney Spears, Bush, Cheney, Mccain, Sarah Palin, Obama, Palin, Politics News
Andrew Cherwenka

A few quick searches on Technorati confirms it: We're not all talking about Palin. The Obama machine continues to dominate the web, with mentions of his name in 1.7 million blog posts.

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Isn't New Orleans...Awesome?

Jerri Chou | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Social Media, Hurricane Katrina, Nola, Politics News
Jerri Chou

Ask which city is home to the largest international contemporary art biennial ever in America, or the only one with a government department of social ...

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Chicago Tribune's Social Media Evolution

Todd Andrlik | Posted 08.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Social Media, Colonel Tribune, New Media, Twitter, O'Hare, Media, Chicago Tribune, Daley Center, chicagotribune.com, Facebook, Chicago News
Todd Andrlik

Just as beer is a social lubricant in real life, Twitter and Facebook are social lubricants online and have made the 160-year-old newspaper more approachable than ever.

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Everyone Else Is Taller, Better-Looking, Smarter, Cooler, and Has a Better Backhand

Ann Handley | Posted 06.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Linkedin, Internet, Social Media, Flickr, Social Networks, Online Profile, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Insecurities, Technology, Facebook, Google, Feedburner, Happiness, Technorati, Plurk, Taylor Mali, Living News
Ann Handley

When you are prone to measuring yourself against others, like I am, and when you both work and live out chunks of your life online, as I do, the Inter...

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First Look at Peter Gabriel's The Filter: A Discovery Engine for All Things

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Social Media, Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel the Filter, Home News
Jerry Weinstein

The Filter is the next step in Social Media. When The Filter went beta this past April, it received gushing press, based not only on Peter Gabriel's &...

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BusinessWeek & the New York Times Discover Blogs: the Death of Journalism?

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Business Week, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking, Linkedin, New York Times, Browstoner, Media News
Yvette Kantrow

We all want our journalism to be thoroughly reported, which often means talking to scores of people when shaping stories and ideas. But does that mean we want reporting to become just another American Idol-like exercise?

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Question External Expectations

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Just Say No, Social Media, Digital Culture, Digital Age, Anti-Digital, Lee Siegel, Sensory Overload, Living News
Andrea Learned

These days there are a lot of overblown expectations surrounding technology, the Internet and social media -- especially in the business realm.

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Obama Website Design Inspires Young Artists Support and Votes

Kristin Gorski | Posted 04.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Obey Giant, NOTCOT Inc., Carlos Ramirez, Social Networking, Artists, Jean Aw, Limited-Edition Art, NotCouture.Com, Political Art, Munk One, Barack Obama, NOTCOT.Org, Political Posters, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Matt Revelli, The Mac, Upper Playground, Shepard Fairey, Juxtapoz Magazine, Armando Lerma, TasteSpotting.Com, Obama MySpace, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, Youth Voter Obama, Youth Support Obama, Online Support Obama, Barack Obama Design, Barack Obama Internet, Barack Obama Posters, Barack Obama Social Networking, Internet and Politics, Young Voters Barack Obama, Barack Obama Twitter, Online Presence Obama, Artists Politics Campaign 2008, Barack Obama Art, Young Voters Obama, Design and Politics, Web 2.0 Politics, Obama Buttons, Barack Obama 2008, Obama Twitter, Barack Obama MySpace, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama Internet Strategy, Online Support Barack Obama, Home News
Kristin Gorski

"By placing such an emphasis on building a visually appealing brand, Obama is validating the importance of design in communication. This in turn builds support from the design community, who might feel that a design-conscious candidate best represents their personal beliefs," Aw says.

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Why I'm Starting to Hate Facebook

Ann Handley | Posted 02.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Internet, Social Media, Relationships, Online Behavior, Facebook Privacy, Parenting, Media, Technology, Facebook, Rolodex, Living News
Ann Handley

Almost a year ago, I set up a Facebook profile and began greedily gathering armfuls of friends like Dorothy gathering poppies in Oz, plucking them fro...

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Politweets - All the News That's Fit to "Tweet"

Kristin Gorski | Posted 01.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Expression, Social Media, Twitter, Politweets, Cnn, Alisa Schadt, Gabe Hanford, Youtube, Doug March, Min Kim, Dan Croak, Jason Garber, character140, DNC Twitter, Mobile Devices Politics, Buzz Democrats, Online Organizing, Community Politics Internet, Twitter Politicals, Action Alerts Politics, Mitt Romney Twitter, Blogs Politics Internet, Microblogging, John McCain Twitter, Hillary Clinton Twitter, Barack Obama Twitter, Buzz Political Candidates, Republicans Twitter, Mobile Devices Strategy Politics, Political Campaigns Internet, Twitter Polling, Political Candidates Twitter, Digital Expression, Cell Phones Politics, Democrats Twitter, Internet Politics, Digital Politics, Mike Huckabee Twitter, Buzz Republicans, John Edwards Twitter, RNC Twitter, Polling Politics, Home News
Kristin Gorski

While traditional media outlets excel in wordiness during election season, one social media outlet proudly flaunts its brevity. Twitter is a free "mic...

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Who's Afraid of Social Media?

Anna Papadopoulos | Posted 10.27.2007 | Media

Read More: Wikipedia, Myspace, Marketing, Social Media, Advertising Online, Media News
Anna Papadopoulos

The mores of marketing in the social media environment requires advertisers to behave in a manner that it counterintuitive to how they have traditionally behaved.

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