First on the Ticker: Wilson to Deliver State of the Union Facebook Response
Congressman Joe Wilson will deliver the first ever live response to a State of the Union via Facebook on Wednesday.
The South Carolina Republican is most known for blurting out “You lie!” during President Obama’s last speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson will deliver an address live on his Facebook page approximately 30 minutes after Obama concludes the State of the Union.
Can Candidates Accept Text Contributions?
Americans are donating to the Haiti relief effort at unprecedented levels through text messaging, but can congressional candidates use them same technology to solicit contributions? For now, the answer appears to be “no.”
To help in the earthquake’s aftermath, people can contribute $10 by texting “Haiti” to 90999. The donation is added as a charge to their cell phone bill and then the carrier writes a check to the Red Cross.
Auletta describes the web-driven information world where the idea of news "cycles" has been largely replaced by a broad and unceasing river of information. It's well, well breaking away from Twitter and Facebook to give Auletta's New Yorker piece on the Obama White House and the media a read.
Get the transcript here...
Outlook: Out of the Wilderness, Onto the Web
Political consultants Mindy Finn and Patrick Ruffini were online Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss their Outlook article titled "Out of the wilderness, onto the Web."
Want a preview of Governor Bob McDonnell's SOTU YouTube response?
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New White House iPhone App Parody
Everyday Banter created a parody video of the new White House iPhone app.

