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Israeli Consulate to tweet about Gaza war

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: December 30, 2008 – 11:40AM CT Ubiquitous microblogging service Twitter is once again making political news today with the announcement that the Consulate General of Israel in New York will hold a … Continue reading

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Using social media for commercial gain

Via the Sydney Morning Herald With the Prime Minister on Twitter, blogging his way to the next election, maybe business should get a little more serious about social media. All the evidence suggests it will. Paul McIntyre December 4, 2008 … Continue reading

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When Everyone Is A Blogger, Nothing You Say Is Off The Record

Via Tech Crunch by Robin Wauters on November 28, 2008 There’s a lot of buzz here in the Belgian blogosphere and mainstream media about an incident involving a New York-based blogger, who was fired from her job as a bartender … Continue reading

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Obama White House to Broadcast Weekly Radio Address on YouTube

Via Mashable November 14, 2008 – 10:38 am PDT – by Adam Ostrow Some signs of how President-elect Barack Obama will use his massive Internet following are starting to surface. The President’s weekly radio address, a staple of American politics … Continue reading

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The Internet As A Force In Politics: “Obama Would Not Have Won Without The Internet”

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on November 7, 2008 New York Magazine’s John Heilemann is leading a panel at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this morning on “The Web and Politics.” Joining him is San Francisco Mayor … Continue reading

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How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power

Via the New York Times By DAVID CARR Published: November 9, 2008 In February 2007, a friend called Marc Andreessen, a founder of Netscape and a board member of Facebook, and asked if he wanted to meet with a man … Continue reading

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Malaysian Court Frees Blogger

Via The New York Times By THOMAS FULLER Published: November 7, 2008 BANGKOK — In what lawyers described as a landmark ruling, a court in Malaysia on Friday ordered the release of one of the country’s best known bloggers, ruling … Continue reading

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How Will President Obama Use His Massive Social Media Influence?

Via Mashable November 5, 2008 – 5:11 pm PDT – by Adam Ostrow Hundreds if not thousands of observers have already noted the key role that the Internet and social media played in the successful campaign of Barack Obama. But … Continue reading

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Citizens, Media Use Social Media to Monitor Election

Via Media Shift by Simon Owens, November 3, 2008 In a YouTube video uploaded on October 24, a husband and wife couple from Oregon sit at their kitchen table and fill out their mail-in voting ballots for the 2008 election. … Continue reading

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Will the YouTube Generation Take YouTube to the Polls? Heck Yes.

Via Mashable November 1, 2008 – 4:01 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski I’ve said it twice before already, but I’ll reiterate: This is the YouTube election. Yes, Twitter has played some part. Reputable bloggers on all sides of the … Continue reading

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