Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

MDG Advertising has put together an awesome infographic exploring ‘The Growing Read Of Social Media’s Election Impact,’ taking a look at how social media has grown since the 2008 election and what it means for 2012.

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.

President Obama completed his first live Google Hangout on Monday, and the results were pretty good.  Google has put up the video, and you can see that whether you agree with the answers or not, the overall effect of having Americans from all over the country asking live questions to the President is a very [...]

When it comes to politics, topping the social media buzz charts doesn’t always mean you’re topping the polls, and nobody knows this better than Rick Perry. Social media monitoring platform Fizziology reports that Rick Perry is the most buzzed-about 2012 GOP candidate by a landslide, but he is also the candidate responsible for the largest share of negative buzz.

Rick Perry’s latest campaign ad, ‘Strong,’ is spreading like wild fire and not for the right reasons. It is being touted as one of the most disliked YouTube videos of all time and has sparked backlash not only via political blogs but also in the form of spoofs on YouTube and Tumblr.

QR code has slowly crept into our daily routines without any fair warning, which may not be the most catastrophic concept in our world, but it sure has people questioning the reason for QR. For those of us who understand its existence, we are always trying to find new and clever ways to incorporte QR into our social marketing campaigns and daily routines. Todd Ogasawara discussed the use of QR for making presentations to a group, which is a great way to catch the group’s attention. For those of you who run political campaigns, QR can benefit your candidate.

Jack Layton, leader of the Canadian NDP party, died this week, and Canadians expressed their reactions on social networks.

Anna Hazare may not be a household name in North America; however, he is a prolific Indian activist and his arrest on Tuesday morning caused an outcry on the streets as well as on social networks in India.

A new infographic from YouTube reveals United States political statistics gleaned from YouTube Town Hall over the past couple of months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opening up a discussion between himself and the Arab “internet generation”, hoping to start an Israeli-Arab dialogue on YouTube.

A unique and thought-provoking game has joined the social gaming community through Russian-based VKontakte network. Politics reflects the reality of Russia’s political arena with its conflict, intrigue and all of the key players. Whether you are announcing your presidential bid or gossiping within high-profile societal circles, Politics will educate, challenge, entertain and shock.