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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

28 May 2008

Why do Websites suck? Ask a Hippo!

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

Last year at Blogworld, I attended a session entitled, “Just the Numbers: Understanding Analytics” with Google’s Avinash Kaushik. It was an outstanding discussion and Kaushik is a terrific speaker. Not only is he brilliant, he is super nice and even … Continued

18 Jan 2008

Google DC’s new digs

by David | posted in: Internet, Technology, Washington DC | 0

Last night hundreds of Washingtonians braved a cold and wet wintry mix to attend a reception hosted by Google as they unveiled their new DC office space. Although Google has been in Washington for some time, occupying temporary offices on Penn Ave, this move is significant primarily because it … Continued