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Will Social Media Help PR Weather the Storm? (PR Squared)
As everyone continues to feel effects in the aftermath of the bailout legislation’s passage, organizations can take advantage of social media as a cost-effective way to increase market share and keep their name out among consumers.

Twitter An Antidote to Election Day Voting Problems (Tech President)
Election day can be busy and chaotic for many reasons … Nancy Scola and Allison Fine examine how Twitter can help reduce some of the problems facing voters at the polls.

Google Has Changed Political Debate Forever (Read Write Web)
Marshall Kirkpatrick takes a look at Google’s tracking of search trends that occurred during the Vice Presidential debate and how these patterns of Internet usage demonstrate the fundamental shift in how voters engage in the political process.

Senate Updates Web Rules to Allow YouTube Videos (Roll Call)
Due to a change in Senate chamber rules, senate offices can now embed Youtube videos and Flickr albums.

Social Mention Scours Through All Social Media Content (Rotor Blog)
Social media is jumping into the presidential election with a new event on Twitter which allows users to rate and score the presidential nominees.

Twitter Presidential Debates (Web Strategist)
With all the social media and networking sites available, companies and organizations now have a way to monitor how their message and customers are responding.