Startup Spotlight: D.C. political insider helps outsiders change public policy

BlastRoots is an automated grassroots lobbying platform that seeks to give people the tricks and tools they need to move the political needle.

47% in 24 hours: How social media magnified secret Romney videos

A leaked video of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talking frankly about his election strategy has caused an uproar in social media.

NationBuilder raises $6.25M to help community leaders organize

A startup created to help local leaders rally citizens has mobilized quite a bit of support for its own cause.

NationBuilder, a community organizing platform for local politicians, non-profits, and causes, has bagged $6.25 million in a new funding round …

Top retailers saw big holiday traffic gains thanks to Facebook marketing (research)

“Facebook makes our life so much better,” Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow said at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich today.

The “our” he speaks of may actually apply more directly to brands embracing the social network for social …

Obama’s Twitter account: Now with 100 percent more president

Barack Obama’s presidential re-election campaign announced today that the president himself would be updating his Facebook and Twitter accounts heading into 2012.

“We’re turning a page on the President’s Facebook account. From now on, Obama 2012 staff will use this …