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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Barack Obama's Post-Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Ever

Barack Obama's Post-Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Ever | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Barack Obama's tweet condemning racism following the violent far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has become the most-liked in Twitter history.

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First Lady Torpedoes Boys Club With Epic Eye Roll

First Lady Torpedoes Boys Club With Epic Eye Roll | Communications Major | Scoop.it

First Lady Michelle Obama kept up with her husband stride for stride on Monday, smiling brightly as they proceeded through a second inauguration ceremony chock full of pageantry. But in the "eye roll heard 'round the world", Michelle cast what appeared to be a disparging shade at her husband's nemesis (and her lunch partner), Speaker of the House John Boehner. A Tumblr blogger posted it - which helped the look go viral. 

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The Lena Dunham Barack Obama Ad

The Lena Dunham Barack Obama Ad | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Here's the one. The one that will join the Daisy Girl/Mushroom Cloud, Willie Horton and Swift Boats when we talk about political ads in the future. Writer, director and actress Lena Dunham equates voting for the first time with another big first. It should be "amazing" and girls, it should be with a guy "who cares about and understands women.

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Actors and Politics: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Aug. 27-31

Actors and Politics: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Aug. 27-31 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Cint Eastwood and the empty chair upstage Mitt Romney. Barack Obama says Ask Me Anything online. You can't stop the march of Time(line) on Facebook. Offline friendships in the shadow of social media, text snooping and blue moons. It's all here. Click now and join the conversation.

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Obama Becomes First Candidate to Accept Text Message Donations

Obama Becomes First Candidate to Accept Text Message Donations | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Barack Obama's re-election campaign became the first presidential campaign in history to accept money via text messages, the campaign announced Thursday.

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Twitter Launches Twindex, an Ambitious Political Project

Twitter Launches Twindex, an Ambitious Political Project | Communications Major | Scoop.it

There is no shortage of opinions on Twitter about this year's presidential race and candidates. The Twitter Political Index, or Twindex, launched this week will track tweets that mention President Barack Obama or presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. It's an attempt to measure the public's shifting moods, as well as to establish Twitter as "a platform for civic debate."

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Uber Picks Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe to Wage Regulatory Fight

Uber Picks Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe to Wage Regulatory Fight | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Uber wants your vote of support. And it has hired a campaign manager to win you over.

Uber, a fast-growing start-up that promotes private car sharing, announced on Tuesday that it had hired the political strategist David Plouffe to be its senior vice president of policy and strategy. The move further signaled the grand aspirations of companies like Uber, which are challenging entrenched industries and running into resistance from some local governments.

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VIDEO: Donald Trump Defends Himself on Twitter After Brian Williams Burn on NBC

VIDEO: Donald Trump Defends Himself on Twitter After Brian Williams Burn on NBC | Communications Major | Scoop.it

In case you missed right-wing Twitter rants by Donald Trump, you can stop before driving "well past the last exit to relevance" and read them here. The Donald, as the world's greatest combover is still called, was about to end his latest "15 minutes" of fame, until NBC anchor Brian Williams came along and gave him another 41 seconds. This stopped Trump from tweeting about the Obama reelection as the end of the world and diverted him (for the time being) into tweeting about Brian Williams' TV ratings.

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Republican Convention Sets Social Media Bar for Democrats, Even Though Most Retweeted Tweet Was @BarackObama's Response to Clint Eastwood's Empty Chair Routine

Republican Convention Sets Social Media Bar for Democrats, Even Though Most Retweeted Tweet Was @BarackObama's Response to Clint Eastwood's Empty Chair Routine | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The Republican Convention saw more than 4 million tweets with a peak of 14,743 tweets per minute and 2.5 million-plus YouTube views..... After the convention, Twitter noted that Barack Obama’s tweeted response to Clint Eastwood’s empty-chair routine was the most retweeted tweet of the RNC.

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Clint Eastwood’s Speech Burns Up Twitter— The Good, Bad and Ugly

Clint Eastwood’s Speech Burns Up Twitter— The Good, Bad and Ugly | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Clint Eastwood’s 12-minute rambling Republican National Convention speech endorsing presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn’t going “Unforgiven” in the viral world.

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VIDEO: 'Obama That I Used to Know' Parodies Gotye With Political Twist

VIDEO: 'Obama That I Used to Know' Parodies Gotye With Political Twist | Communications Major | Scoop.it

II was only a matter of time til someone on the Internet parodied Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" about U.S. President Barack Obama.

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