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