Tag Archives: Obama

“VCU votes” campaign wins communication award

Posted on February 18, 2013 by marcusmessner

The “VCU votes” campaign to turn out the student vote at VCU during the 2012 presidential election has been recognized with a Democracy Cup Award. The Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) honored the project run by 15 VCU honors students … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Campaigns, CEEP, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Government, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Tumblr, Twitter, VCU, VCU Votes, YouTube | Leave a comment

Political power of social media

Posted on January 25, 2013 by marcusmessner

President Barack Obama again used a sophisticated social media operation to engage and turn out his voters on election day last November. And his second inauguration just a few days ago saw a million tweets as well. So what’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Social Media | Tagged Inauguration, Obama, Politics, Power, President, Raycom, Twitter | Leave a comment

The “new normal” of social media campaigning

Posted on December 1, 2012 by marcusmessner

President Barack Obama won the election in part due to a superior get-out-the-vote operation that again included a sophisticated social media strategy. But how will social media platforms be used in future elections, especially at the state and local levels? … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Social Media | Tagged Campaigns, Democracy, Election, Facebook, local election, Obama, Orange County Register, President, Romney, Social Media, state election, Strategy, Twitter | Leave a comment

With #my2k against the fiscal cliff

Posted on November 30, 2012 by marcusmessner

President Barack Obama has asked his supporters to use the new “#my2k” hashtag on Twitter to weigh in on the negotiations on the fiscal cliff. In hope to put extra pressure on Republicans in the negotiations, the social media campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Politics, Social Media | Tagged #my2k, Business, Campaigns, Fiscal Cliff, Government, Obama, President, Republicans, Reuters, Social Media, Taxes, Twitter | Leave a comment

Turning out the vote at VCU

Posted on November 29, 2012 by marcusmessner

Students in my Social Media and the Presidential Race honors class, which I have taught with my colleague Jeff South this fall semester, have planned and implemented the nonpartisan get-out-the-vote campaign “VCU Votes.” Students engaged their peers on a blog, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Blogs, Campaigns, CBS 6, Class, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Jeff South, Obama, President, Social Media, Social Media and the Presidential Race, Strategy, Students, Turn out the vote, TV, Twitter, VCU, VCU Insight, VCU Votes, YouTube | Leave a comment

Romney, Big Bird and Twitter

Posted on October 9, 2012 by marcusmessner

During the first televised presidential debate, Mitt Romney just tried to make another argument for cutting government spending, including subsidies to PBS. But he mentioned the beloved Sesame Street character Big Bird in that discussion and subsequently set Twitter on … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Politics, Social Media | Tagged Big Bird, Campaigns, Debate, Facebook, iPad, Madsack, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Sonntag, Strategy, TV, Twitter | Leave a comment

Can Facebook turn out voters?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by marcusmessner

A new study indicates that Facebook conversations have the potential to turning people out to vote in an election. A message sent by researchers may have triggered thousands of votes in the election two years ago, the study found. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Research, Social Media | Tagged Audience, Bloomberg, Campaigns, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, Twitter | Leave a comment

VP announcement via mobile app

Posted on August 1, 2012 by marcusmessner

It seems like the next stage for announcing a vice-presidential pick. After Barack Obama’s campaign announced Joe Biden’s selection via text message in 2008, Mitt Romney will now turn to a mobile app. The app “Mitt’s VP” will be the … Continue reading →

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“iPadJournos” report for CBS 6 and Washington Post

Posted on May 15, 2012 by marcusmessner

Students in my Social Media Journalism class at VCU have reported for the website of WTVR CBS 6 and the politics blog of the Washington Post during this spring semester. Using iPads to produce multimedia news packages, the “iPadJournos” covered topics ranging … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Politics, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged CBS 6, David Karp, Election, Facebook, iPad, iPadJournos, Mobile, Obama, President, Reporting, Social Media, Students, Technology, Tumblr, Twitter, VCU, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Social media and the 2012 presidential campaign

Posted on October 26, 2011 by marcusmessner

President Barack Obama and the Republican field of candidates are putting their social media campaigns in place for the 2012 presidential race. Republicans recently announced that they will be ready to play social media this time around, and President Obama … Continue reading →