Anthea Watson's blog

 Twitter started testing a new feature on Monday called contributors. The feature allows accounts that represent an organization to manage how its employees post to the organization’s twitter feed. It’s designed to make it easier for groups to manage multiple users on one account.  More...

 It turns out that online social networks reflect familiar social and economic divisions in American life. The networks used by the rich, educated, and otherwise privileged get much better press and can acquire a cache that makes them seem more important.  More...

Following the 2008 election cycle, the progressive community appeared to have the edge on using new media technology to effectively build support for ideas and movements. However, a few recent articles show that, at least in Congress, it’s the Republican party that uses Twitter most successfully. More...

Hello faithful readers.  I’m Anthea, a new NOI employee, and I’ll be working on one of the cool new projects we’re tackling here at NOI.  The Voting Information Project wants to make it much easier to find your polling location online. 
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