Congressional candidate campaigns on Reddit, pushing Internet rights
Karlo Dizon, a young candidate to represent Guam in the U.S. Congress, got Reddit’s upvote by taking a stand against CISPA.
On Jul 16, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Campaigns post videos of oppositions’ houses
The tactic is most popular with Democrats, least popular with voters.
On Jul 10, 2012 by Justin Franz
CNN teams with Facebook for election coverage
The news network will “measure Facebook buzz” about the candidates during the lead-up to the 2012 presidential election.
On Jul 9, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
The power of YouTube in the 2012 election
Token Libertarian Girl, Southern Avenger’s Jack Hunter, and Obama Girl discuss how YouTube is changing the discourse of modern politics.
On Jun 29, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
Taiwan rejects Pirate Party, fearing confusion with “real pirates”
An administrative court has denied a psychology professor’s request to form a Pirate Party.
On Jun 22, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Romney gains, Obama stalls on Facebook
The presidential race is already being fought on social media.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Justin Franz
California Pirate Party pledges to “defend the Internet”
Not all treasure is silver and gold.
On Jun 19, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Photo of a legless girl in China inspires and confuses on Facebook
The girl in the photo, Qian Hongyan, is currently training for the 2012 Paralympics.
On Jun 15, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Twitter bots silence critics of Mexico’s leading presidential candidate
A small army of bots forced the hashtag #marchaAntiEPN—an effort against front runner Pena Nieto—to be labeled as spam by Twitter.
On May 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Looking back at Ron Paul’s social-media revolution
The Texas congressman’s presidential run may be over, but he’s set up quite a social-media legacy for his son, Rand Paul.
On May 16, 2012 by Justin Franz
President Obama’s “Hope” poster comes full circle
Canvas users brought out Obama’s true colors in light of his historic support of same-sex marriage.
On May 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Pirate Party gets first mayor
Previously identified as an independent, Eixen’s André Bonitz has officially joined the German Pirate Party.
On May 10, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Pirate Party seizes six seats in German government
The Pirate Party made further gains in Germany as yet another of its 16 states, Schleswig-Holstein, voted to elect Pirate Party representatives to its legislature.
On May 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier
#RadioLondres: How French Twitter users tweeted election results
Using WWII code names and messages, Twitter users orked around a results embargo to report on France’s presidential election on Sunday.
On May 7, 2012 by Kris Holt
Has Gingrich thrown his support to Romney?
He claims to still be in the race, but it sure looks like he’s supporting his leading primary opponent.
On Apr 24, 2012 by Justin Franz
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