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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Google Says Searches for 'Who Is My Representative' Spiked as House GOP Tried to Gut Ethics Office

Google Says Searches for 'Who Is My Representative' Spiked as House GOP Tried to Gut Ethics Office | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Calls to Congress, Not President-Elect's Tweet, Responsible for Win Against GOP on Ethics Office

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Trump's Use of Social Media Helps Unravel Republican Party

Trump's Use of Social Media Helps Unravel Republican Party | Communications Major | Scoop.it

“Trump leveraged a perfect storm,” said Steve Case, the founder of AOL, in an email message. “A combo of social media (big following), brand (celebrity figure), creativity (pithy tweets), speed/timeliness (dominating news cycles).”

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Is This The First Vine Attack Ad? GOP Targets Colbert-Busch With Terrifying 6-Second Loop

Is This The First Vine Attack Ad? GOP Targets Colbert-Busch With Terrifying 6-Second Loop | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The Democrats have won the last two Presidential elections thanks to their savvy use of social media. Is the GOP ready to text them "Message received"?


Twitter released its new Vine app in January as a way to send short, 6-second, looping videos in the same way users send photos or 140-character message to their followers. 


It seems opponents of South Carolina Dem-candidate for a House seat have used Vine, the way Obama's team used Instagram. Very savvy indeed.

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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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Senate Candidate's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Sparks Twitter Outrage

Senate Candidate's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Sparks Twitter Outrage | Communications Major | Scoop.it

If the Twitter reaction is any indication, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) may have cost himself a Senate seat with his controversial comments about rape and pregnancy.

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The Far Right Has a New Digital Safe Space

The Far Right Has a New Digital Safe Space | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Gab, a social media network built like a hybrid of Twitter and Reddit, bans very little and has become a conservative bunker of sorts.

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Republicans Are Wooing the Wired for 2014 Midterms and Beyond

Republicans Are Wooing the Wired for 2014 Midterms and Beyond | Communications Major | Scoop.it

In 2012, Democrats took a commanding lead in technological outreach to voters. Bruised Republicans are now trying to build their own bench — but in Silicon Valley, it’s not easy.

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Can the Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence? If So, They'll Need to Come Up to Speed With Social Media

Can the Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence? If So, They'll Need to Come Up to Speed With Social Media | Communications Major | Scoop.it

To drag the G.O.P. into the 21st century, young, tech-savvy dissidents may have to overthrow their party’s disconnected old guard.

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The Most Retweeted RNC Tweets Were Not From Republican Supporters

The Most Retweeted RNC Tweets Were Not From Republican Supporters | Communications Major | Scoop.it

President Barack Obama and comedians dominate the list of most-retweeted tweets about Tuesday's speeches at the Republican National Convention.

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Rep. Todd Akin: Wrong, But Not Alone

Rep. Todd Akin: Wrong, But Not Alone | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The GOP Senate candidate says women can't get pregnant from what he called "legitimate rape". That statement is wrong, of course, on a couple of levels, but it's a fairly common belief on the fringe right.

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