Twitter "Mind Read" The Obama and
McCain Campaigns
Rick Sanchez and other CNN reporters are now incorporating
Twitter.com as part of their CNN news programs with wonderful
results. Many might think, "Who gives a twit?" but to me, Twitter
is a great micro-blogging tool that adds a lot of value and viewer
interaction.
Twitter also provides uncanny insight into the minds of
people who post tweets to Twitter. Though there may be room for
interpretation, none-the-less, it is fodder for interesting
discussions. Especially in politics!
As an internet marketing strategist, I'm fascinated with an
intriguing tool called Tweetstats.com. In fact, it seems almost
psychic; though the results it generates are 100% statistical and
based on the actual posts one makes to Twitter - no less, no more.
Look at the Twitter charts and TweetClouds in this iReport
and see if you gain any insights into the political presidential
candidates.
QUESTIONS TO PONDER...
1) What pops out at you in these TWEETCLOUDS?
2) Why does McCain's cloud mention Obama, but Obama does not
mention McCain?
3) On what days and hours do these political campaigns post
and why?
4) Why does Barack Obama have 64,891 followers?
5) Why does John McCain have 1,625 followers?
6) Why does Barack Obama have no Twitter favorites
bookmarked?
7) Anything curious about the 5 favorite Tweets McCain has
bookmarked?
8) Why does McCains Twitter say "Not the official campaign"?
9) Which candidate is tapping into social media technology
best?
Explore
these Twitter Stats & TweetClouds LIVE at:
http://tweetstats.com/
Barack Obama
http://tweetstats.com/graphs/barackobama
http://tweetstats.com/graphs/barackobama#tcloud
John McCain
http://tweetstats.com/graphs/johnmccain2008
http://tweetstats.com/graphs/johnmccain2008#tcloud
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In response to assignment:
Obama selects Biden