Candidates flock to social media to connect, influence
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By Russell Lissau If John Kennedy was the first presidential candidate made for television, Barack Obama might have been the first made for the Internet. With his campaign’s heavy reliance on e-mail, Twitter, MySpace and other Web-based tools, Obama used the Internet to attract volunteers, connect supporters and raise money like no one before him. [...]
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How the turmoil in Iran is playing out on social media Web sites
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How the turmoil in Iran is playing out on social media Web sites (CNN) — Nearly a week after the bloody weekend crackdown on Iranian protesters, the issue is still generating thousands of posts on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. CNN’s Iran desk is analyzing dozens of Internet videos of the violent demonstrations on Dec. 23-24 [...]
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