White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer admitted to Brian Stelter of The New York Times that the deluge of tweets directed toward lawmakers, encouraged last Friday by President Barack Obama, were a factor in the agreement between congressional Democrats and Republicans on the debt ceiling, announced Sunday night.
Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. 
Think social media is only for presidential candidates? A new study suggests congressional staff is using more and more social media.
Hollywood has been contending with uploaded copyrighted content to YouTube or video streaming sites for some time. Even President Obama’s US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IP Czar), Victoria Espinel has been proposing a revamp of intellectual properties.
Privacy is undoubtedly the buzzword of social media these days, just ask Google, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and even Craigslist. The public is concerned, the media has fixed its glare on the issue, but where do our nation’s policy makers stand? With Congress out of session until after the November elections, there’s no better time than the present for our online privacy legislative refresher. Consider it your ‘Fall Break’ reading.
