Modernization

Obama, Romney in hashtag battle on Twitter

The Obama campaign has purchased its first Promoted Trend on Twitter and Romney's camp has countered.

Digital Government

Obama app links Facebook friends to voter lists

Much of the information is already publicly available, but some fear it will be abused.

Modernization

Twitter: The 140-character news cycle dominates conventions

The Obama team has built an extensive digital infrastructure.

Modernization

Obama’s 50-state Twitter campaign

The social media action is in the swing states.

Emerging Tech

Is Facebook yesterday's news in the presidential race?

The real action in digital campaigning may not hinge on public-facing social-media networks.

Modernization

Wireless industry puts out text donation guidelines

The Obama campaign on Friday rolled out a plan to accept campaign contributions via text-to-donate short codes for mobile customers.

Digital Government

Tax policy and low regulation drives tech innovation for Romney backers

Tax policy dominates event hosted by Bloomberg and Google.

Modernization

Romney woos tech sector with small government approach

GOP standard-bearer says he would focus on cybersecurity in his first 100 days.

Digital Government

Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter

With the GOP convention upcoming, some Republicans are using social media better than others.

Modernization

FCC adds data roaming condition to Verizon-cable spectrum deal

Justice says deal is clear of antitrust violations, assuming a few changes are made.

Digital Government

Democratic lawmakers seek Internet freedom plank in platform

Move is similar to an effort by the group Demand Progress, which opposes Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act

Digital Government

FCC suspends deregulation of special access telecom markets

Debate pits the interests of dominant, legacy providers against a group of smaller telecommunications services and each's allies in Congress.

Digital Government

How Mitt Romney does digital

While numbers may lean Obama's way, Romney is using social media in his own way.

Digital Government

Ryan pick excites foes of tech regulation

Libertarian-leaning experts on tech policy see Ryan as one who will shrink rules.

Modernization

Obama, Romney aren’t all that sociable on social media

Pew study suggests Obama leads in the medium, but does not engage.

Digital Government

Leahy applauds ICANN comments extension

ICANN is in the process of reviewing requests for nearly 2,000 new top-level domain.

Digital Government

Paul Ryan is not master of his domain (names)

Domain names, search ads hurting Republican ticket already.

Emerging Tech

Romney app scooped on VP choice

Users were promised they'd be the first to know, but word leaked out earlier.

Modernization

FTC finalizes privacy deal with Facebook

The FTC found that Facebook was sharing user information with advertisers and misinforming users about how they could control their own personal information.

Modernization

Google faces rising FTC ire

Antitrust action may be on the horizon, some say.