Mark Dodson

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Facebook vs. Twitter

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Dec 20, 2010, 3:59 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: facebook, infographic, twitter
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The State of the Blogosphere

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Dec 14, 2010, 12:10 am
The question we ask ourselves when examining the state of the blogosphere is whether or not the cup is half full or half empty? Personally, I believe the answer lies in the nature of circumstances. If drinking from the glass, it is then half empty. If pouring, it is half full. With the rise of ...
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If Browsers Were Celebrities

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Dec 2, 2010, 10:17 am
Filed under: Tech Tagged: funny
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Pic of the Day: Liberals on the March

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Nov 6, 2010, 12:12 am
Filed under: Politics Tagged: funny
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Volunteer to keep Rick Larsen in the House!

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 31, 2010, 10:20 pm
The election is only 2 days away and we are working around the clock to make sure Rick Larsen is re-elected. The campaign is in a very strong position heading into the final stretch but every vote is crucial. In the last two weeks we have knocked on 13,375 doors across the district and called 62,368...
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Dino Rossi's earmark flip-flop

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 25, 2010, 4:22 am
From the Washington State Democrats: Perpetual candidate Dino Rossi is having his second event in so many weeks to bash earmarks. On a conference call with John McCain and Tom Coburn today, Rossi will likely lash out against earmarking as he has done all campaign long without any regard for his his...
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Smartphone Nation

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 22, 2010, 11:54 am
What phone are you? Not surprised that Washington came out as an iPhone state, but surprised how many southern states went for the iPhone. Filed under: Tech Tagged: Android, Blackberry, IPhone, smartphones
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What's at stake across the country this November [infographic]

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 19, 2010, 4:11 pm
Filed under: Politics Tagged: infographic
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The Enchanted Gift Shop and Tea Room helps the Patty Murray campaign

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 12, 2010, 6:04 pm
Volunteers can come from all walks of life and with a race as exciting as the one Patty Murray has been running this year, it’s not surprising to see Patty Murray yard signs pop up in the most unusual of places. The Enchanted Gift Shop and Tea Room in Vancouver, WA is just one of those places. The...
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About That Enthusiasm Gap…

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 11, 2010, 4:28 pm
Vice President Joe Biden visited the campus of the University of Washington Tacoma Friday morning to rally enthusiastic supporters of Washington State Senator Patty Murray. What he found called into question the DC pundits claim of an enthusiasm gap among Democrats in general and young people in par...
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How Executives Are Using Social Media

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 11, 2010, 3:37 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic
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The Villains of Social Media

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 9, 2010, 3:44 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic, social media
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What Apple Hath Wrought: The Rise in the Importance of Apps

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 5, 2010, 11:36 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic, mobile
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The growing dominance of Facebook's mobile platform

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Oct 5, 2010, 11:29 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: facebook, infographic, mobile
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Today's Must Read: The Tea Party Tempest

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 30, 2010, 3:21 pm
Matt Taibbi has his fans and his haters, but when he gets a good story, he does know how to hit the nail on the head. His latest piece for Rolling Stone on the Tea Party is one of those better examples. Yes, he goes a little heavy on the imagery, but the essential points that an uninformed indivi...
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iPhone vs Everyone Else

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 29, 2010, 9:19 pm
Filed under: Tech Tagged: apple, IPhone, smartphones
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Today's Must Read: Don't believe the Tea Party hype

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 26, 2010, 10:07 pm
While there is are some good points being made here by Sifry on the alleged size of the Tea Party “movement” both online and off, there is another really important point to note; what the left and right view as a success in terms of a particular social network. The conservative right...
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Quote of the Day: Complacency as Political Suicide

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 24, 2010, 2:11 pm
If people truly think Democrats in Congress are going to look at a poor election result this November and say “wow, it looks like we weren’t liberal enough for our base,” you don’t know the Democrats in Congress. Choosing not to vote sends precisely the same “message&#...
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Quote of the Day: Dino vs Washington Jobs

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 22, 2010, 12:59 am
Sen. Murray, on the other hand, “gets it,” Brown said. “She’s fought for Boeing, she’s fought for our jobs and she’s clearly on our side. We’re going to work hard to support people who support us, and that certainly would include Patty Murray. -Machinists District 751 Legislative Dir...
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State of the Blogosphere

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 21, 2010, 1:56 am
Filed under: New media Tagged: blogs, infographic
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#FashionFail

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 17, 2010, 5:29 pm
Dear Dino, Tim Gunn called. He said you’re not working it and he has to send you to the back to clean out your space. Sorry. Source Filed under: Politics Tagged: Dino Rossi, entertainment, right-wing politics
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How adults use their cell phones

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 16, 2010, 11:54 am
Filed under: Tech Tagged: infographic
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Quote of the Day: Dino and the Stimulus

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 8, 2010, 1:18 pm
“One thing I think people are getting sick and tired of is when politicians can’t admit when they’re wrong…If you keep doing the same thing over and over and keep expecting a different result, it’s not going to happen.” -2-time (going on 3-time) loser Dino Ros...
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Blackberry Facts For Your Favorite Crackberry User

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 4, 2010, 2:28 pm
Filed under: Tech Tagged: Blackberry, infographic
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The Secret Life of Infographics

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 2, 2010, 4:05 pm
Or how I learned to accept that I’m an infographic addict. Filed under: Pop Culture, Science Tagged: infographic
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More info on the aging demo of social media

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Sep 2, 2010, 12:46 am
Filed under: New media Tagged: facebook, infographic
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Top 10 Rejected Dino Rossi Campaign Songs

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 29, 2010, 1:24 pm
Loser – Beck All By Myself – Eric Carmen Breaking the Law – Judas Priest Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – The Nylons One Is The Loneliest Number – Three Dog Night Lonesome Loser – Little River Band I Can Do Bad All By Myself – Mary J Blige If You’ve Go...
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The Facts About WordPress

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 28, 2010, 1:33 am
Filed under: New media Tagged: blogs, infographic, Wordpress
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Think everyone in the world owns a smartphone? Think again.

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 27, 2010, 10:44 pm
“For years now, forecasts have pointed towards a portable, mobile future. And now, hand-held mobile web and geo-location are being touted as the next steps in the evolution of social media. These predictions have been shouted from the rooftops and proven, for the most part, to be true. As ...
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The 300,000 most popular websites in the world

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 24, 2010, 10:27 pm
The results were culled from Alexa. If you want to see a more interactive version of the chart with more detail, try this site: http://nmap.org/favicon/ Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic
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The Expendables Part 2

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 24, 2010, 7:00 pm
Filed under: Politics Tagged: economy
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The Facts of Net Neutrality

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 23, 2010, 1:18 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic, net neutrality
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What the geosocial universe looks like

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 19, 2010, 3:45 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: geosocial, infographic
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How widespread is texting?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 18, 2010, 11:17 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic, sms, texting
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Looking to win big in November?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 17, 2010, 2:05 am
Then you should look no further than the demographic of 18-29 year old unmarried women. According to a recent report entitled “Unmarried America 2010″, they represent one of the largest groups of politically inactive people. The report, put out by the group Women’s Voices, Women Vo...
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15 (almost interesting) Facts about Wikipedia

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 12, 2010, 2:05 pm
Via: Online MBA Rankings Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic
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Where the stuff on the Internet comes from

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 11, 2010, 4:18 pm
Filed under: Culture, New media Tagged: infographic
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My new favorite site

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 6, 2010, 1:15 am
Social media marketing is the practice of convincing consumer-facing companies that they do not understand new technologies for reaching consumers – and then selling solutions to that problem.The business requires lots of jargon. This opens it up to easy parody. For example, social media marketin...
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The limits of tolerance

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 5, 2010, 2:34 am
captured in a single picture. Well done, dude, well done. Filed under: Culture Tagged: hate speech, lgbt
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Wanna know a little something about bloggers?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 4, 2010, 2:54 am
Filed under: Culture, New media Tagged: infographic
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Caption this pic: Sarah Palin Edition

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Aug 2, 2010, 4:15 pm
Filed under: Politics Tagged: right-wing politics, Sarah Palin
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Who is using the most popular social media sites?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 28, 2010, 1:10 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: infographic, social network
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President Obama's message to the progressive community

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 25, 2010, 2:01 pm
from this weekend’s Netroots Nation Conference Filed under: Politics Tagged: Barack Obama
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How social networking has changed over the last year

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 24, 2010, 5:35 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: social network
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Fun facts about YouTube

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 23, 2010, 6:17 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: social network
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The Breakup 2.0: A look at how new media is used to end relationships

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 23, 2010, 3:28 am
Leslie checked her Facebook profile late one day and discovered that she was suddenly single. Her now ex-boyfriend had met someone new and she learned this through the ubiquitous news feed that presented her personal rejection like a breaking news story. When he changed his Facebook profile, he als...
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Age distribution across social network users

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 23, 2010, 2:03 am
Filed under: New media Tagged: social network
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Exactly how popular will the Internet be in 2020?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 22, 2010, 2:19 am
Filed under: New media Tagged: media, tech
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How do you like your coffee?

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 19, 2010, 11:08 pm
Ok, this isn’t completely politics or new media related, but if you’re in either field, then you know how essential this little liquid gift from God is. Filed under: Culture
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How men and women populate social media sites

Mark Dodson posted an article on - Jul 18, 2010, 11:33 pm
Filed under: New media Tagged: social network
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An armchair pundit and blog lurker who is new to the actual working world of politics, but I’m finding it fascinating. Come join me in a land that is both compelling and frustrating at the same time.

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