Tag Archives: Politics

Op-ed in Fortune Magazine

Posted on October 3, 2017 by marcusmessner

Last week, I wrote an op-ed for Fortune Magazine about the 280-character expansion by Twitter, President Donald Trump and the potential implications for international affairs. You can read it the article here. 

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Twitter as a political tool

Posted on September 16, 2013 by marcusmessner

The announcement of Twitter’s anticipated IPO has the business and social media worlds buzzing. Agence France-Presse used the announcement to take an in-depth look at the impact the microblogging site has had in politics. The news agency interviewed me Friday … Continue reading →

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Interviews on social media and politics

Posted on June 10, 2013 by marcusmessner

Sharply increasing Twitter follower numbers and stronger engagement of student voters: In recent interviews with the New York Daily News and USA Today College I was asked about the impact of social media in political campaigns.

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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 →

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