Technology, Media and Political Participation By Michael McGrath - Chief Information Officer for the National Civic League, Editor of the National Civic Review
In 2004, the Howard Dean presidential campaign demonstrated how the Internet could be used to raise enormous sums of money from small donors, an achievement that may have forever changed the nature of campaign fund-raising, potentially balancing people power against the influence of professional fund-raisers, bundlers, political action committees (PACs), and special interest groups. Read more about Technology, Media and Political Participation
Twitter use by internet users ages 25-34 has doubled since late 2010 (from 9% to 19%) and usage by those ages 35-44 has also grown significantly (from 8% to 14%)
