Tag: Politics

Presidential Debate In Denver Was Most Tweeted-About Event In U.S. Politics
Twitter announced early Thursday morning that Wednesday night's presidential debate in Denver was the most tweeted-about event in U.S. politics. There were over 10 million tweets d...
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Watch Celebrities Tell You to Vote, For Anything
It's that time of the year again (ok, time of the every four years). It's voting season, which means there will be plenty of people who come along and tell you that you have to vo...
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Watch the Presidential Debate Live on Your Xbox (It’s Interactive, If You’re into That)
Political junkies, members of the informed electorate, concerned citizens: Y...
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Congressional Candidate Posts Gun Photo to Facebook, Says “Welcome to Tennessee Mr. Obama,” Unsurprisingly Lands in Hot Water
A Republican candidate for U.S. Congress is on the defensive after a Facebook post he made on his campaign page. Brad Staats, who is running for Tennessee's 5th congressional...
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Presidential Debates Streaming Live on YouTube [Reminder]
Today, we begin the last full month before election day. And as we turn our calendars to October, the first Presidential debate is only a couple of days away. University of D...
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YouTube Adds New Voter Registration Annotation to Make Voting Go Viral
Today marks the debut of a new holiday in the United States. September 25th is officially the first-ever National Vote Registration Day, a campaign to make sure that all eligible...
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Register to Vote Recently? Add It to Your Facebook Timeline
Like it or not, Facebook is one of the most popular arenas for political discussion (and arguing) in the world. Think about it; nearly one billion people, all with their own views...
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Mitt Romney’s Univision Hispanic Forum Streams Live Tonight on Facebook
Last month, we told you that both Presidential candidates had s...
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This Autotuned Video Game-Inspired Mashup Is the Best Breakdown of the Political Conventions You’re Likely to See
When you boil it down, American politics kind of resemble an 8-bit video game, right? And whoever can mention Neil Armstrong the most receives space man power-ups, which can pave...
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Pizza Guy Who Bear Hugged Obama Finds Support on Facebook
Who would've thought that a simple hug could lead to so much online political posturing? The last week has undoubtedly been a rollercoaster ride for Scott Van Duzer, owner of...
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YouTube Blocked in Afghanistan Following Violence Tied to Anti-Muslim Video
The government of Afghanistan has blocked YouTube following violent protests in Egypt and the killing of an American diplomat in Libya. "We have been told to shut down YouTube...
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President Obama’s Speech Dominated Facebook, Too
Today, the folks over at Twitter gave us some big news concerning President Obama's nomination acceptance speech at the closing night of the Democratic National Convention:...
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President Obama’s Speech Sets New Political Tweets Record
Last night in Charlotte, President Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination to run for a second term. This (and a few other high-profile speeches) made the final night of t...
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Bill Clinton Impresses, But First Lady Still Tops in Twitter Buzz [DNC]
At the bottom of the 10 o'clock hour last night, former president Bill Clinton began what was supposed to be around a half-hour speech. What he ended up giving was a 48 minute mast...
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Michelle Obama’s Speech Nearly Doubles Mitt Romney’s in Terms of Twitter Buzz
Ever since the kickoff of the Republican National Convention last week, Twitter's @Gov team has been hard at work monitoring tweet buzz - mostly in the form of total tweets and spi...
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