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President Obama’s Twitter Townhall
President Barack Obama held a Twitter Townhall this week, in which he took questions from the Twitter community on topics ranging from the economy and the debt ceiling to partisan battles in Washington. Moderated by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, Journalism, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Boston Herald, Government, Jack Dorsey, John Boehner, New York Times, Newspaper, Nicholas Kristof, Obama, President, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Speaker, Strategy, Townhall, Twitter
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From spontaneous to boring: Politicians on Twitter
The scandal surrounding a tweet by U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner has Washington buzzing and the politician scrambling to save his reputation. While the details on who sent the tweet from his Twitter account are still unclear at this point, the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Anthony Weiner, Audience, Boston Globe, Obama, President, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Twitter
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Al Jazeera Forum in Washington
Who would have thought that Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network, would receive such bipartisan praise from Congressional leaders in Washington? At the network’s inaugural U.S. Forum at the Newseum, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senator John McCain stressed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Al Jazeera, Business, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Iraq, Obama, President, Protest, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Technology, TV, Twitter, Washington Post, Wikileaks
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Breaking news on social media
It took a while until CNN and other traditional news media were ready to report the death of Osama bin Laden. While the news was already widely discussed on social media networks like Twitter, news organizations were still verifying the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media
Tagged CNN, Facebook, Followers, Global, Government, inVocus, Obama, Pakistan, President, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Terror, TV, Twitter, War
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President Obama’s social media strategy for 2012
President Barack Obama’s visit to the Facebook headquarters yesterday has put the spotlight on his social media strategy for his reelection efforts in 2012. I was interviewed today via Skype on the evening news of TV2 in Denmark about Obama’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Campaigns, Democrat, Denmark, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Obama, Palin, President, Republican, Romney, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, TV, Twitter, Youth, YouTube
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Obama, jobs and social media
The Obama Administration teamed up with Monster.com to encourage job seekers to post their questions on the job search engine’s Facebook page. The White House answered selected questions in YouTube videos this week. Adam Hochberg, columnist for the Poynter Institute, … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Campaigns, Facebook, Government, Obama, Poynter, President, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, YouTube
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