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Did Obama's Twitter Town Hall Miss the Mark? President rolls up his sleeves, but sees low engagement

If you blinked you may have missed it, but President Obama held a small, impromptu Twitter town hall yesterday in Iowa to answer questions and help craft a to-do list…

May 25 2012

Lawmakers Praise Twitter, but Have Questions Too Social networking service has until June 15 to answer queries

Twitter scored a lot of points in Washington recently when it publicly came out in support of the government's Do Not Track policy recommendation for Web companies. But that doesn't…

May 24 2012

'American Idol' Sets Social TV Records Show tops NBC's 'The Voice' in social chatter by a mile, per Bluefin

Back in the old days, i.e., PF&T (pre-Facebook and Twitter), American Idol fans were still social. Yet instead of status updates and tweets, they did what they could with “the…

May 24 2012

First Mover: Chris Hughes The Facebook co-founder has big ideas for expanding the appeal of 'The New Republic'

Specs Age 28 New gig Publisher, editor in chief, The New Republic Old gig Facebook co-founder, Obama campaign strategist, founder of Jumo After Facebook and Washington, what’s it like to be part of the…

May 21 2012

Nascar, Twitter Turn Hashtags Into Pit Stops Part of larger effort to tie social and sports

The hashtag’s basic function is to serve as a content filter on Twitter. While useful, hashtags can also be uninspired. So Twitter is converting the hashtag into a content destination…

May 18 2012

Do Not Track Gets Support From Twitter FTC tech head discusses tracking and privacy

Twitter has come out in support of Do Not Track, the privacy featured adopted by Web browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that lets users…

May 17 2012

Brand #Fail Saddled by a wave of online faux pas, marketers struggle to break through the wall of consumer criticism

Social media? For too many brands, it might feel more like anti-social media. It’s no secret that the rush of consumers and advertisers to Facebook and Twitter has made it ever…

May 15 2012

ABC Bungles Obama Gay Marriage Scoop Reuters deputy social media editor catches ABC News URL leak

President Obama's announcement of his support for same-sex marriages this afternoon was touted as a major win for network TV, getting the scoop over cable and the noisy clamor of…

May 09 2012

The 140-Character-or-Less Campaign Twitter now has the power to drive a politician's message and news coverage

For those seeking an example of the breakneck pace of the mounting political “call and response” attack cycle, 84 minutes may very well be a new benchmark. It took a mere…

May 07 2012

Talent Wars Agencies are battling Silicon Valley for the best people. Here's how they can win

Here we go again. The people problem, a perennial fear of agency bigwigs, has begun percolating again over the past year or so, starting in the way that many a…

April 30 2012

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