Communications Major

The State of the Union address on Tuesday spawned a bipartisan embrace of photo- and video-sharing platforms, and a rush to create tweetable graphics and hashtags to amplify party messages. Members of Congress sent out 750 tweets over the course of Mr. Obama’s speech, according to data provided by Twitter.

Miley Cyrus tops the list, but others include Paula Deen, Anthony Weiner, alex Rodriguez, the U.S. Congress and President Obama.

A tribute befitting to our first social media President. The White House's official photographers post brilliant images of unfiltered Obama on Flickr. Here are 10 of the most memorable.

In a week that should have belonged to President Barack Obama, taking the oath of office for his second term and making a courageous speech dedicated to equality for all, it was the ladies around him who captured the social media spotlight.

From "Binders Full of Women" to "You Didn't Build That," a look back at the best political memes from 2012.

Seen to many as a game changer throughout the election, social media made election day historic in more ways than one. Twitter, in particular had a profound impact, becoming "a kind of nationwide caucus." Of note: The Obama campaign used Twitter at an 8-1 ratio in comparison to Mitt Romney.

The President comes out for same-sex marraige in the wake of the passage of the nasty Amendment One in North Carolina. Our first social media President sets a retweet record. Is Bristol Palin the face of the new millennial generation or are Malia and Sasha Obama more likely to influence? These stories and more are "evolving" - and they're what people are talking about online this week.

We've long touted Barack Obama as the our first social media President. He (or his savvy staff) have been active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for years. In 2013, the White House launched a Tumblr page. Here's its top 13 Favorite GIFs of 2013

In politics, image is king, and every politician knows it. So, it's surprising to see the president caught in a three-way selfie at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa, even if the other two people in the picture are the British and Danish Prime Ministers. The now iconic picture, snapped by an AFP photographer, speaks more than its thousand-word allotment — largely because Michelle Obama appears to be the only one showing any decorum.

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.

They're basically America's awesome kid sisters, and the inauguration was their day to shine. Photo bombing, yawning, texting and boredom during their Dad's big day. Sasha and Malia rock!

It's hardly the most gut-bustingly funny routine a candidate ever came up with. But President Obama's claim that his opponent suffers from "Romnesia" appears to be going viral. That's right, just look for #romnesia.

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