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As New Hampshire looms, Huntsman trails rivals in social media growth

by Alex Salta Jan 06 2012, 12:22 PM Jon Huntsman has faced his fair share of handicaps in the Republican race for the White House. As a socially moderate candidate with roots in the Mormon Church, the former Ambassador to China has had to convince voters that he isn't just Diet Mitt. In his attempts to do so, Huntsman has bet the farm on Tuesday's New Hampshire primary ...

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GOP rivals take shots at each other on Twitter

by Alex Salta Jan 05 2012, 11:34 AM In the lead up to, and wake of, Tuesday night's nailbiter of an Iowa Caucus several Republican Presidential hopefuls took to Twitter to rally their supporters...and take a few shots at their rivals. With Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum finishing a mere eight votes apart, the two big winners of the night decided to take the high road when ...

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Fed agencies asking Santa for one thing this year: New iPads

by Alex Salta Dec 24 2011, 10:19 AM This year many federal agencies have one thing on the brain when handing over their holiday wish lists to Santa, and by Santa of course we mean the private sector businesses who search the listings on the Federal Business Opportunities website, or "FedBizOpps," looking for opportunities to sell stuff to Uncle Sam using the taxpayer ...

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[Data Shot] Bachmann's Turn Is Over: Dives on Facebook

by Alex Salta Nov 30 2011, 02:20 PM Remember the halcyon days of July and August when Michele Bachmann was picking up social media followers as easily as she was acquiring GOP primary voter support? Yeah well those days are gone, long gone. Bachmann, who is currently polling in the single digits nationally, has not just flatlined in her Facebook growth...she has begun to ever so ...

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Five U.S. Senate Races To Watch on Social Media

by Alex Salta Nov 28 2011, 11:36 AM As the 2012 election season heats up, OhMyGov takes a look at some of the key Senate races to keep an eye on over the next year. With thirty three seats up for grabs, the battle for control of the Upper House should be just as competitive as the one for the Oval Office. So join us as we focus on five key races, both in the polls and on social ...

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Facebook acknowledges tracking user web activity

by Alex Salta Nov 21 2011, 10:35 AM As Facebook continues its fight with the Federal Trade Commission over the site's much-maligned privacy policies, the social media behemoth has publicly acknowledged that they do indeed actively track the web surfing habits of their over 700 million registered users. USA Today is reporting that Facebook keeps a running log of the ...

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7 Must-Read Twitter Studies from 2011

by Alex Salta Nov 18 2011, 01:40 PM Diffusion of Innovations and Online Campaigns: Social Media Adoption in the 2010 U.S. Congressional Elections Jeff Gulati, Christine B. Williams The 2010 mid-term elections were some of the most hotly contested in recent memory, with Tea Party activists largely responsible for huge GOP gains in the House and Senate. This study by two ...

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Lawsuit applies dollar amount to Twitter followers

by Alex Salta Nov 15 2011, 12:11 PM You know that old saying about how everyone has a price? Well one lawsuit is putting that concept to the test, at least as it relates to Twitter. SlashGear.com is reporting that a recent lawsuit involving a former editor of the website PhoneDog.com seeks to put a dollar amount to an account's Twitter followers, a claim that could have ...

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Huge majority of young voters are social media users

by Alex Salta Nov 14 2011, 02:43 PM A new report (PDF) from Scarborough Research suggests that the most social media savvy voters in the electorate, those between the ages of 18 and 24, make up a full 10% of all registered voters. And not only are these young voters more plugged in to social media than their more senior counterparts, they are more racially and ethnically diverse ...

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Bitly and Verisign team up to take the pulse of the web

by Alex Salta Nov 14 2011, 10:47 AM Popular URL shortening service Bitly has become a major web player in an increasingly 140-characters-or-less world, and a new agreement with Virginia-based web tracking company Verisign will help ensure that Bitly's influence will only continue to grow. MIT's Technology Review is reporting that Bitly and Verisign have recently come to ...

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