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Twitter As a Campaigning Tool

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the smtp-aint-sexy-no-more dept.

labourstart writes "Meetup.com wasn't designed to help presidential candidates and Twitter wasn't supposed to be a campaigning tool. But LabourStart's Eric Lee argues that Twitter may be just what unions and other campaigning organizations have been looking for — a way to cut through the background noise and reach their members."

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  1. Finally! by edwebdev · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm getting so tired of having to read detailed documents that describe a candidate's position on complex and important issues. A distillation of once-meaningful information into painless and catchy sound bites is just what the doctor ordered.

    1. Re:Finally! by Jason+Levine · · Score: 5, Funny

      Exactly. If you find yourself unable to express your political views on a subject in 140 characters or less then you should not be allowed t

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  2. Re:A tool I can't use by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You twitter and waste the hours in an offhand way. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.

  3. Re:OMG, theyve invented Usenet by Hillgiant · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>USENET doesn't have a 160 character limit.
    >Just think how much better and more readable some newsgroups would be if it did.

    I totally agree.
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