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27 Oct 2011

Campaign 2012 Social Media Scorecard

by David | posted in: Campaign 2012, Internet, Politics, Social Media, Washington DC, White House | 4

I decided to take a look at how some of the top presidential contenders were using various social media platforms. Specifically, I set out to aggregate data to include the number Facebook likes, Twitter followers, YouTube views, Foursquare fans, Flickr photos, LinkedIn friends and Google+ circles. Of course, when measuring ultimate campaign success, it’s not just about numbers but I do think that they can be an indication as to whether a candidate is building support or if specific messages are resonating.

1 Feb 2011

Maybe 2010 Wasn’t So Bad After All

by David | posted in: Internet, News, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media | 2

Well, January 2011 is now behind us — and what a month it has been. Between the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona and complete Middle East meltdowns in Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, one can only hope that … Continued

Top 20 Social Media News Stories of 2009

1 Jan 2010

SXSWi Round-Up

by David | posted in: Public Relations, Web 3.0 | 1

Despite my United Airlines snafu, I finally made it to Austin and had a couple productive days at SWSW Interactive (SXSWi). However, I had to leave a little early for an offsite meeting in NY on a rainy Monday morning before the conference … Continued