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Ted Cruz Social Media

How will social media be used differently this election season?

Some have attributed the success of President Barack Obama’s rise to prominence over early favorite Hillary Clinton in 2008 to the...
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Boehner Obama Shutdown

Technology makes this government shutdown more dangerous than 1995

Things are very different today than they’ve ever been in history. The way that people consume their media, the methods that...
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Senator Rockefeller

CISPA is dead but cybersecurity legislation will rear its ugly head again

There’s a rush going on in Washington DC right now. It has been going on for over 2 years now and...
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Obama Google Plus Cover

What the President’s Google+ page tells us about the network

President Barack Obama’s team is very active on social media. The Facebook page that carries his name has new posts twice...
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Twitter Status

As Twitter turns seven, its status is finally a safe one

There was a time in 2008 when Twitter really started taking off. Celebrities were starting to use it. Kevin Rose, former...
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Obama Campaign

The most successful email subject line for Obama’s campaign was “hey”

President Obama’s successful re-election campaign last year was marked by many technological victories. They won most of the many battles on...
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Yelling

On Twitter, we like to spew vitriol

The opinions that we express in the real world are often not congruent with what we post on Twitter according to...
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Congressman Steve Stockman

Gun control Twitter campaign using ‘male enhancement pill’ techniques according to GOP congressman

If you’re going to spread your message on Twitter, it’s best to avoid the Viagra technique. That’s the message coming from...
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Seagulls Little Red Riding Hood

Disturbing anti-drone surveillance video begs the question, “Who’s watching you?”

Videos that try to make a political statement don’t normally find their way onto these pages, but considering the timeliness of...
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Barack Obama Executive Order

Is the Cybersecurity Executive Order a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Before anyone starts chanting that the conspiracy theorists were bound to find something in the Cybersecurity Executive Order to attack for...
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William Shatner

William Shatner attacks Reddit’s etiquette and lack of rule enforcement

When Captain Kirk does a Reddit AMA, geeks rejoice. When he sticks around on the site and starts calling out users,...
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Obama

Broad range of presidential authority over cybersecurity is actually quite reasonable

When a headline such as “Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes” appears on the NY Times, my initial response is...
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400 million reasons Reddit may be headed to the dark side

Rumors are rumors and Techcrunch has been known to push them forward without base or backing. With that said, the latest...
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Iran pushes for national internet by cutting off foreign email providers for financial communication

Iran continues its push to keep foreign interests out of its internet by barring banks, insurance companies, and telecom providers from...
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Just another indication that the Obama team “gets” social: Pinterest

If there’s one thing that can be said about Barack Obama and his chances of winning re-election, it’s that he’s dominant...
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