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Posts in category "Social media"

Fox Business Series "Entitlement Nation: Makers vs. Takers" Just Right Wing Propaganda Masquerading as News, AGAIN

Fox Business may be championing their series “Entitlement Nation: Makers vs. Takers”, but the American people are smarter than to fall for this blatant right wing divide and conquer strategy. Instead, thinking citizens are voicing their disgust at this lowlife tactic of pitting the poor and middle class against each other.  Granted, worshipers at the... Read more »
By llrose,
May 28, 2011 at 10:41 am
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Jim B., the man who elected himself mayor of Chicago City Hall

How long before Daley takes back his city? This is definitely not politics as usual. The old way of getting yourself elected meant years of hard work, compromise and most importantly sacrifice (and possibly a family dynasty) to rule the Second City.  But New York-based Foursquare has changed all that, swooping into town giving average... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
February 9, 2010 at 9:40 am
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State of the Union: CNN's relies on Twitter for "analysis" of Obama's speech

We love graphics, even this one, though it doesn’t tell us much. Here at ChicagoNow, we don’t have fancy multitouch 50-inch LED screens (yes, John King, I’m jealous). But we did watch President Obama’s State of the Union speech. Before I chime in with my reasoned analysis (I have none, since there is too much... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
January 28, 2010 at 1:41 am
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Digital democracy: Mashable Open Web Awards tap the Chicago way

We may not have gotten the 2016 Olympics but we can still own the Internet! Rally your friends for Mashable’s 3rd Annual Open Web Awards. Some of us are already there. The results so far appear limited to the most recent 40 votes cast, but a quick sort of those this morning in the Best... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
October 16, 2009 at 11:09 am
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Obama money: Rush Limbaugh moves the Google needle

This was so much easier when we were writing the rules Rush Limbaugh doesn’t just control conservative talk radio, he’s moving mountains of online traffic with a YouTube clip of women in Detroit who say they are waiting for “Obama Money.” Social media is only going to continue playing a critical role in politics and... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
October 8, 2009 at 2:44 pm
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