Tag: Politics

Total Results: 8

Obama campaign proves SMS has gone mainstream: OpenMarket exec

Published: January 20, 2009

Despite the economic slowdown, mobile texting is expected to grow across the board, including its use in political campaigns.

Mobile and the elections: Voting with our thumbs?

Published: October 28, 2008

By Chris Lennartz

A former Webmaster for Howard Dean pointed out in an op-ed in The New York Times the growing importance of text messaging in the presidential campaigns, particularly the Obama campaign.

American youth votes for Obama

Published: October 8, 2008

USA Today and MTV ran a political survey of young people, 78 percent of whom were contacted on their mobile phone, which found that most respondents plan to vote for Barack Obama.

Will mobile help Democrats tip the election?

Published: October 2, 2008

It is puzzling that the Republicans haven't embraced mobile as thoroughly as the Democrats have in what is likely to be the most historic presidential election in a generation.

Obama VP message was single largest mobile marketing event: Nielsen

Published: August 26, 2008

While Sen. Obama's campaign hasn't released the exact number of messages it pushed out over the weekend to announce his choice of running mate, Nielsen Mobile has an estimate.

Zannel offers mobile blogging from Democratic convention floor

Published: August 26, 2008

Mobile media network Zannel is allowing designated bloggers to file mobile reports from the floor of the ongoing Democratic National Convention.

Obama campaign to announce VP choice by text

Published: August 12, 2008

Presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign will soon announce his choice of vice president through email and text message in a deft move that will also balloon his database.

Texting and the presidential elections

Published: April 7, 2008

By Scott Hornstein

Mobile marketing is tailor-made for political campaigns, giving them the ability to put a compelling message in each individual's hand.