Campaign Tech: 5 Advantages of Social Networking for Campaigns

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Wednesday May 04, 2011 · 9:51 AM PDT

2011/05/04 · 09:51

Originally posted to Blue Campaign Solutions' BluePrint blog.

Note: I realize some of these ideas are frequently discussed and not exactly revolutionary for everyone, but I feel like they bear repeating sometimes.

Unless you've been living under a rock since Sunday night, you've seen the news that Osama Bin Laden was killed. If you're like us, when the announcement happened you were on Twitter, and could see the news spread extremely fast around the world. This is a fascinating look at just how little time it took: http://blog.sysomos.com/...

We thought it would be a good time to discuss some of the advantages social networking (Twitter, Facebook, etc) have for political campaigns.

1) Control - the campaign is directly responsible for the message being sent out. Unlike traditional media (newspapers, radio, etc) there is no filter - your campaign knows how the message is going out. Even with television, candidates might record an interview one way and when it's re-cut it will come across differently.

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Which is most important to the average campaign today?

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Which is most important to the average campaign today?

Good contacts w/ traditional media

0 votes

A well-organized social networking setup

3 votes

Having a strong writer on staff, for releases and/or online media

2 votes

Welcome to the new DK group "Campaign Tech"

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Thursday April 21, 2011 · 8:06 AM PDT

2011/04/21 · 08:06

We all love discussing politics, sure. But I feel like there isn't enough discussion about the actual tools, strategies and tactics campaigns are using to run their campaigns effectively, specifically the technology being used. I am going to begin posting a weekly diary to encourage such discussion. Please feel free to join and engage - the more the merrier.

For this introductory week, please feel free to discuss what campaigns you will be working on, innovative tech practices, new ideas, etc.

Update: How do I join? I believe the easiest way to "join" is to just follow the group, in the box on the right side.

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What kind of work have you done for a campaign in the past? (select the highest that applies)

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What kind of work have you done for a campaign in the past? (select the highest that applies)

Ran for office myself

0 votes

Worked as paid campaign staff

8 votes

Unpaid campaign staff

3 votes

Frequent volunteer

5 votes

Occasional volunteer

5 votes

Never have, but would like to

0 votes

Pie

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