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The election for the 45th President of the United States is upon us. By and large, this election season has run as most do – with lively debates, lots of ‘fact-checking,’ and increasingly antagonistic television ads from both sides. But in one respect, this election has deviated significantly from those that came before it. This […]
Lees meerShould college-age students be given more attention by Presidential candidates or are their votes already locked away? Research from UCLA in 2011 showed that 27.6% of surveyed incoming freshmen described themselves as liberal, 20.7% described themselves as conservative, and a full 47.4% identified themselves as ‘middle of the road.’ Does this matter? Yes, because many […]
Lees meerWith the 2012 U.S. elections right around the corner, it only seems only right to take a look at the numbers that accompany this Magnanimous Event, when it comes to cost and spending. The results are staggering! We’re on the road to this becoming the costliest elections in U.S. history with a total coming in […]
Lees meerEverybody knows politicians are sneaky, devious, untrustworthy opportunists. Well, maybe not all of them, but there’s a reason for the reputation. If only we could have some political equivalent of malpractice attorneys to keep politicians honest. Regardless of your political party affiliation, you probably have your own similar impressions of at least one or two. […]
Lees meerEverybody knows politicians are sneaky, devious, untrustworthy opportunists. Well, maybe not all of them, but there’s a reason for the reputation. If only we could have some political equivalent of malpractice attorneys to keep politicians honest. Regardless of your political party affiliation, you probably have your own similar impressions of at least one or two. […]
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Editor’s note: Jon Bischke is a founder of Entelo and is an advisor to several startups. In the interest of full disclosure, the author is a National Co-Chair for Technology for Obama (T4O). You can follow Jon on Twitter here.
It’s election season again and 2012 is likely to be remembered for many things, one of which is the amount of money spent on political advertising. Indeed, this year’s Presidential Campaign is likely to be the most expensive in history. But amidst the talk of Super PACs and $50,000-a-plate dinners attended by amateur videographers, an interesting and inspiring shift is taking place: The increasing ability of the average citizen to connect directly with candidates through technology.
Lees meerOver the course of the past couple of weeks, millions of Americans took part in a Fantasy Football draft. Casual fans were chivalrous and accepted a league invite from a friend, while a throng of diehards prepped for months with hopes of assembling the next Fantasy Football juggernaut. Perhaps even the President himself, Barack Obama, […]
Lees meerDo you remember when you were 14 years old? You more than likely had a few opinions that you would today consider to be absolutely ridiculous. For today’s teens, these opinions are not just talked about in the schoolyard, they are added to Facebook and tweeted out to followers. Then there are the embarrassing pictures […]
Lees meerI recently read an article on VentureBeat on a study that found that more than 15% of Mitt Romney’s Twitter followers are fake. The study, conducted by Barracuda Security, analyzed Romney’s account in light of the recent public discourse surrounding Romney’s suspicious followers and found that the presidential hopeful has followers “generated by paid services […]
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Louise Mensch, the outspoken conservative member of UK parliament who launched topic-focused Twitter rival Menshn in June, this morning announced that she was stepping down from government so that she can relocate to New York to focus more on family life, and possibly to put more effort into her new startup in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections.
Update: Mensh co-founder Luke Bozier confirms to us that, in fact, the move will help the site build its profile in the U.S. as it gears up for a version 2 launch next week, including a mobile web site optimized for iOS, Android and BlackBerry. “Menshn will continue in force!” he wrote in an email exchange. “We hope to build stronger partnerships in America, which was always our primary goal in launching the platform. Luckily with digital companies, geography is less important, and so Louise’s move to New York isn’t going to hinder development at all.” [original story continues below]
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