A new online publication for young conservatives, written by young conservatives
This year’s presidential election may not be decided by which candidate makes better use of social media, but it will play an important role in organizing supporters and speaking directly to voters .
“New Media” come quite far since 2008, which many have dubbed “the first social media election.” Technology is more advanced and more people frequent social networks now than ever before, making an active online community an asset to campaigns.
Bottlenose, a new social media tool, bills itself as a “smarter way to surf the stream.” How do we manage our twitter, LinkedIn, facebook and Google+ without information overload or important information getting lost in the shuffle?
Bottlenose cofounder Nova Spivack describes the surge in social media content as a “new era of social network chaos.” According to Spivack this “Sharepocalypse” is causing the Stream 3.0 Problem: as social media streams become more noisy and important, they become harder to use.
Currently, Bottlenose still in beta form and is only compatible with facebook and twitter, but the application has the future potential to become the end all be all for social media management.
For young politicos and policy wonks, college degrees are not preparation enough for their dream jobs of sleepless nights on the campaign trail, organizing grassroots rallies, and debating the issues of the day on the cable news circuit.
An easy way to fill this gap is at the Leadership Institute in Arlington, Va. Whether you’re looking to become involved in a local election or are eagerly pursuing that 10-year plan to run for office, LI has trained more than 103,460 politicians, activists, media professionals and students since 1979.
“The Leadership Institute teaches conservatives how to actually win in the public policy process,”said David Fenner, Vice President of Programs at LI.
The Catholic Church has been making prominent headlines the past few weeks, first in opposition to the Obama administration’s new policy requiring most employers to offer contraceptive services in their insurance policies, and now as a focal point of Nicki Minaj’s on-stage exorcism at last night’s Grammy Awards.
Minaj’s performance of “Roman Holiday” brought to life her latest alter ego, a guy named Roman Zolanski, who is trying to rise above adversity, hence the quite literal levitation on stage. Her appreciation for the visual part of the performing arts is not new, as Minaj attended a special performing arts high school, but last night’s show, complete with sacrilegious mocking of the Catholic sacrament of confession, the role of altar boys and girls, and other shenanigans with a fake pope, seemed a bit overkill.
