Topic: Jonathan Askin
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Social media drive Occupy Wall Street. Do they also divulge its secrets?
Burgeoning cyberchatter about 'Occupy Wall Street' is creating an evolving database of raw information about the leaderless protest movement, a potential tool for those seeking to anticipate its next steps.
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Obama and Twitter: Why he took control of his own account
The White House announced this weekend that President Obama would make it clear which tweets were by him and which were by staffers. It's a nod to the coming campaign, as well the fallout from the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal.
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New social media and the 2012 election: Waaaaay beyond Facebook 2008
Watch out, Obama: Everyone else has caught up to everything you did in 2008 – and all the tools you had then have become a lot more sophisticated.
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Comcast-NBC Universal deal: Can company now crush its rivals?
The Comcast-NBC Universal merger is on a scale that even the experts don’t quite grasp, many observers say.
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Will the Beck and Colbert-Stewart rallies rock the vote?
From Glenn Beck to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, talk show hosts are encouraging their fans to get involved. But will they spark longer-term political activism?
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Obama on MTV: Can he recapture a bit of his 2008 magic?
President Obama addressed young people at a town hall meeting broadcast online and on MTV and BET Thursday, hoping to motivate them for Election 2010.
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Election tech: Upstarts like 'tea party' have an edge
FDR won support with his radio chats, and Kennedy took to TV. Now 'tea party' groups are tapping Twitter.
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Potent tool for 'tea party' political campaigns: the 'attack tweet'
Political dispatches via Twitter emerged in 2008, but it's a whole different animal today. Campaigns of tea party candidates, especially, have made effective use of the 'attack tweet' to rouse followers.
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Is FCC 'running wild' with its big fines for 'fleeting expletives'?
A court has ruled that the FCC has to reconsider its fines for unplanned expletives blurted out on live broadcasts. The ruling comes as media experts debate whether the FCC should have a role in the Internet world.
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