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Newt Gingrich Is Big on Twitter, If You're a Robot, Gawker Reports

BY Nick Judd | Monday, August 1 2011

Gawker's John Cook writes, based on a tip from an anonymous former staffer for presidential hopeful and ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, that most of Gingrich's Twitter followers are bought and paid for. "About 80 percent ... Read More

When a Tweet's Something Less Than Legit

BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, November 2 2010

Academic researchers are beginning to confirm the existence of political astrotweetsTM, finds MIT's Technology Review: Read More

Daily Digest: Somewhere in the Wings, a Fat Lady's Warming Up

BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, November 4 2008

The Web on the Candidates Online Buzz vs. the Ballot Box: We'll have to view the game tape to see who, in the end, actually turned out to vote this election. But as of noon ET today, more than 2 million people in the ... Read More

Daily Digest: Bring Your Spam to the "Astroturf" Picnic

BY Joshua Sherman | Friday, August 8 2008

New vs. Traditional media is apples and oranges, Cybersecurity advice for the next President, DNC responds to "Democrats Praising McCain" ad, McCain offers prizes to spammers and realizes his recent YouTube dominance, ... Read More