Posts Tagged government
Motivated+Connected=Activists
The Associated Press reports on the anti-Obamacare town-hall protests:
The emerging protest movement is almost the mirror image of the grass-roots campaign that helped sweep Obama into office by pulling in people who’d never been politically active. This time Obama is seeing the other side of what can happen when people are motivated, connect over the [...]
Rise of the Volunteer Media
Long-time Tennessee political commentator Frank Cagle notes the role that social media will play in the 2010 race for governor in the Volunteer State:
Blogs will play an important role in this election by default. Over the next year, traditional news organizations will do the occasional “take out” on the race. … But day in and [...]
Government Accountability Office Joins Social Media Revolution
The federal agency is using Twitter and YouTube to inform the public about its reports and mission, says Information Week.
“While we’ve made extensive use of the Internet for some time, posting material on YouTube and Twitter offers new possibilities to inform people about our efforts to promote accountability and transparency in federal programs and operations,” [...]
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