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Despite having over 2.6 million followers on his Twitter account, @BarackObama admitted to a Chinese audience that he has never used the service. “I have never used Twitter, but I’m an advocate of technology and not restricting Internet access," Obama told an audience of Shanghai youth on Sunday. "My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone," the president added. Then what the heck is he doing on that Blackberry all the time? Playing tetris?
Duke University and the University of Michigan performed a joint study showing that the testosterone levels of male John McCain and Bob Barr supporters plummeted after the results of the 2008 election. Females and Obama supporters did not show a change in hormone levels. "This is a pretty powerful result," said Duke neuroscientist Kevin LaBar. "Voters are physiologically affected by having their candidate win or lose an election." The tests were performed on 183 college-aged men and women on election night. They each chewed a piece of Continue reading McCain, Barr Supporters Lost Testosterone After Obama Election
"They didn’t view their online presence as an adjunct to the campaign, it was the campaign," Mancini says. Some staggering numbers from the presentation:
It had over 3 million individual contributors. Obama supporters organized 100,000 events. Continue reading How Social Networks Won Obama the Election
President Obama signed an executive order today ordering federal agencies to reduce consumption and emissions by 2030. "As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste, and use environmentally-responsible products and technologies,” Obama said. Here’s a brief timeline of the executive order:
30% reduction in petroleum use by 2020. 26% greater water Continue reading Obama Mandates Greener Government |
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