Jul 05 Watch Why Obama Thinks You Would Care About a Dinner With Sarah Jessica Parker As part of an ongoing series on social media and politics, Ray Suarez and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how campaigns send targeted emails, and what happens to politicians' deleted tweets. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Could Facebook Get Squashed by a “Better Mousetrap?” Part of his Making Sen$e of financial news series, economic correspondent Paul Solman speaks with author and longtime media blogger Rory O'Connor about social media security, privacy violations and what, if anything, could take Facebook down. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Political Parodies on Twitter: ‘Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool’ Political Parodies on Twitter: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool'… Continue watching
May 18 The Rise of Facebook By PBS News Hour Founded in 2005, Facebook’s social network has changed our relationships with friends, family and co-workers, created a new playground for politics, and altered the rules for media, culture and advertising. This timeline chronicles the evolution of the social media giant. Continue reading
May 17 Watch Campaigns Push Messages on YouTube to Save Money, Target Voters Campaigns Push Messages on YouTube to Save Money, Target Voters… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Twitter #Hashtags a #DoubleEdgedSword for #Obama, #Romney Campaigns Twitter #Hashtags a #DoubleEdgedSword for #Obama, #Romney Campaigns… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Examining Social Media Pressure on Santorum, Campaign Culture on Pinterest Examining Social Media Pressure on Santorum, Campaign Culture on Pinterest… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch For Troubled Media Industry, Some Hope as Mobile News Consumption Grows For Troubled Media Industry, Some Hope as Mobile News Consumption Grows… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Campaigns Have Message Discipline Online, but Can’t Control Facebook Groups Campaigns Have Message Discipline Online, but Can't Control Facebook Groups… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch How ‘Passionate Warrior’ Breitbart Influenced Conservative Social Media Efforts For another discussion on how politicians use online tools, Jeffrey Brown is joined by journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of the Daily Download. They reflect on the impact of conservative "warrior" Andrew Breitbart, who was found dead Thursday, and… Continue watching