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How To Veto Political Posts From Your Facebook News Feed

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:37:15 +0000

So you’re not running with Romney or beaming for Barack, and you’re a little sick of seeing all of the political posts on your Facebook news feed. There is a way to block them without clicking on each one individually. Tech blog Lifehacker illustrates how to remove certain keywords (such as Romney, Obama, Democratic, Republican, etc.) from popping up in the news feed.

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Romney Gains Likes, Obama Stagnates On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:35:44 +0000

Some of the latest analysis of the 2012 election through the lens of social media shows that Republican candidate Mitt Romney has been gaining popularity on Facebook recently, while President Barack Obama hasn’t had much growth in the like category.

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The Message Is Key For Rep. Ellison's Facebook Timeline

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:38:36 +0000

Becoming an early adopter and providing relevant and timely information were among the considerations of U.S. Representative Keith Ellison’s staff as they planned for the new Facebook timeline feature.

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7 Political Trends To Watch For On Facebook In 2012

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:14:07 +0000

Look for Facebook to play a major role in what promises to an exciting year in politics. With the presidential race and congressional elections — not to mention state and local races — heating up in 2012, candidates and campaigns will be using Facebook in new and innovative ways.

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1 In 3 Facebook Users Swayed By Friends' Political Posts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:21:59 +0000

Some 51 percent of social media users have posted political messages on their Facebook wall, yet only about one-third (36 percent) have changed their mind on an issue based on the political content a friend posted on social media.

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Facebook Integral To House Democrats' Media Contest

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:06:12 +0000

Over the next three weeks, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will compete head-to-head on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for the title of Most Valuable Player.

It’s not a sports competition: It’s the second annual Member Online All-Star Competition, which was recently announced by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s (Md.) office. The competition aims to boost social media use among members and grow their follower bases across the three social media platforms. The latest congressional contest comes on the heels of the GOP’s New Media Challenge, which ended earlier this summer.

Stephen Dwyer, director of online communications and technology for the Democratic Whip’s office, filled AllFacebook.com in on the details.

The top 50 members at the end of the three-week competition will be named All-Stars, with first place awarded to the MVP.

This year’s contest is marked by a new technology twist. The idea of manually updating follower numbers seemed daunting, so Dwyer leveraged the open APIs of the three social media platforms. He directed Web developers to create an electronic scoreboard — using the image of racing donkeys to convey leader changes — which will be housed on the caucus’ private intranet for any member to access.

With the digital scoreboard, members will be able to get updates on the competition at weekly caucus gatherings or more frequently — a good thing, given the level of friendly competition Dwyer says the annual contest generates.

Select results from 2010 All Star Competition

How does Dwyer think members will actually grow their followers? He is strongly encouraging the use of Facebook ads, along with the more traditional tactics of cross-promoting across channels, and sharing the members’ social media addresses in regular mail, email signatures, and websites.

Dwyer said he hopes to top last year’s contest, which generated 43,000 new followers on Facebook.

There’s not much room in the caucus for new Facebook accounts, because a whopping 89 percent of Democrats in the House are already using the social networking site.

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Q & A: Run For President On Facebook, Using Votocracy

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:55:59 +0000

Love it or hate the idea, meet the man responsible for the double rainbow guy running for President.
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