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Media Mention
Jennifer Preston, The New York Times
Dec 28, 2011
After using Facebook and Twitter in recent months primarily to broadcast their messages and raise money, the Republican presidential candidates are increasingly turning to social media sites and other online tools to mobilize voters before the Iowa c...
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Presentation
Dec 1, 2011Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie gave a keynote address about the new civic and political landscape to a summit sponsored by the Pew Voter Information Project for state election officials and technology executives who help them.
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Shira Schoenberg, Boston Globe
Nov 4, 2011
While mostly younger voters rely on social media for information, it’s no longer exclusively their domain. The fastest-growing demographic group using social networking sites is those over 50, according to a Pew Research Center study from 2010.
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David Charns, Kelly F. Zimmerman, Kristen Barbaresi, Associated Press
Sep 29, 2011
(AP) WASHINGTON — Eight of every 10 members of Congress are on Facebook and Twitter, but social media experts say lawmakers should be more interactive in using online communication tools to reach out to young people, one of their most elusive consti...
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Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor
Jul 20, 2011
Many politicians use Twitter and other social media simply to post campaign ads or other information they want to broadcast, Hemingway says. But one of his clients is a high-ranking Republican in Congress who will personally respond to tweets within ...
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Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle
Jul 7, 2011
[...] Aaron Smith, a senior research specialist with the Pew Research Center, said Pew Internet studies show Twitter's demographics are also a key.
"When you look at Twitter in comparison with some of the other online tools, it skews a bit young; ...
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Presentation
May 12, 2011Aaron Smith
Senior Research Specialist Aaron Smith will discuss “Emerging Trends in E-Government” on a panel at the Digital Citizen Satisfaction Summit in Washington, DC.
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Tom Curry, msnbc.com
Apr 28, 2011
Social media use among politically-active internet users has jumped in the last four years, and it’s also become more bipartisan, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
In 2010, a quarter of adults said that the Internet was thei...
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Ari Shapiro, NPR
Apr 20, 2011
Internet activism has always been a medium of inclusiveness — Twitter and YouTube rather than either/or. And this time around, there will be even more new technologies no presidential candidate has used before, such as canvassing apps for the iPhone ...
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Jennifer Preston, New York Times
Apr 19, 2011
During last year’s midterm elections, Republicans caught up with Democrats in using technology and social networks, and now many Republicans elected to the House and Senate are using these tools more than Democrats, according to several political and...
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