The Explosion of Social Media and the News
Ahead of our discussion on social media and news I thought I would pass along a few conversation starters on the background on the growth of social media and perhaps provide a some interesting examples of the many ways it is being used.
Geosocial and the 2010 U.S. election
All year it seemed geosocial, or GPS-based social media, might become the latest buzz for political campaigns. It turns out that the popular geosocial platforms Foursquare and Gowalla didn’t play a big role in the election but they do show promise for 2012. What do you think? Will we see a “Foursquarian” candidate running for president in 2012?
