Older Adults and Social Media

The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a new study this week entitled "Older Adults and Social Media."

"While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools."
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Using Geo-Location Services for Politics

Geo-location services such as FourSquare and Gowalla are quickly growing in popularity and usage, however, many campaign strategists wonder about their applicability in the political arena. Engage, a D.C.-based firm has created a similar tool, called Multiply to harness the power of location-based services to drive online and offline political action.

Read the full story from ClickZ here.

 

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Facebook Sit-Ins Grow

Activists are quickly adapting social media to pressure lawmakers.

The social technology many members have embraced to reach voters also gives activists a way to publicize their causes. Some groups have started blanketing the Facebook walls of lawmakers to get the attention of not just the politicians, but their constituents as well.

Read the full story from Congress.org here.

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2010 Grassroots Innovation Award Winners Use Social Media

Target, Walmart, Feeding America and Edelman were the winners of this year’s “Grassroots Innovation Awards” – a recognition the Public Affairs Council gives to corporations and associations that demonstrate inventive ways to involve employees, customers and others in public policy issues. And, all 4 winners incorporated social media into their campaigns and programs.
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Sheree Anne Kelly Video Interview on Importance of Public Affairs

Council vice president Sheree Anne Kelly keynoted the Public Relations Society of America's recent Travel and Tourism conference. She spoke to attendees about the importance of political involvement and public affairs. Below, you'll find an interview following her presentation.

 

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Unsure how to vote in California primary election, many turn to Twitter

Voters in the California primary election and elsewhere cast increasingly cluttered ballots Tuesday, and many first turned to social media for a personal touch to help shape their opinions, says the Christian Science Monitor.

Read the full  story here. 

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Help the Public Affairs Council Gather Data about Social Media!

The use of social media is changing the way people interact with each other—as well as how organizations interact with their stakeholders. The Public Affairs Council invites you to take part in a first-of-its-kind study to benchmark how companies, associations and other organizations are using social media for public affairs activities including grassroots, government relations, reputation/issue/crisis management and community involvement.

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