Today’s most important person you don’t know: Pete Cashmore.
Today is officially “Social Media Day.” Social media is used on all levels of government and around Washington. Almost every campaign has a robust Facebook account, politicians tweet multiple times a day and the White House periodically responds to events using YouTube.
Social Media Day was the idea of Cashmore, the founder of Mashable. Mashable is the world’s largest blog focusing on Web 2.0 and Social Media news.
Today, there are over 620 Social Media Day Meetups happening in 93 countries. And the Mayor of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, officially declared June 30th Social Media Day after a Mashable organizer petitioned the city council.
So here is our question: what does social media mean to you and how is it changing politics? Tweet us your response to @JohnKingUSA and some of the best answers will be read tonight on CNN at 7 p.m. et .
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John, you do a outstanding job. I am a retired college professor BUT there is NO job in the world worth what poor Elena is going through. AND the sad part is that when Bush was in and had a Supreme Court nominee, the pitiful Democrats in Congress just bowed, knelt and felt if that was who he wanted, so be it. BUT this bunch of arrogant dummies are seeing who can torture her the most. I feel so for these humans who are putting her through sheer hell!!
Keep doing a great job. We watch you all the time.
I know him. His tweets are #tweetbiblical
Actually, this article is inaccurate. Mashable no longer focuses on Social media, they spend most of their time posting about the iPhone and movie trailers.
Seriously, look for yourself.
(Also, Pete Cashmore is a narcissist)
I will answer with a quote:"Most people see what is, and never see what can be" (Albert Einstein) So, Social Media can do, and change the world for all of us!
ST.LOUIS!!!