Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate from both parties have seized on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and integrated them into their communications operations, according to a report published late on Tuesday. The survey of congressional staff by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) found that most members of...

While House and Senate offices say they use social media for broadcasting and better understanding constituent concerns, but traditional forms of communication are still their preferred medium for keeping constituents informed, according to a new report (.pdf) by the Congressional Management Foundation. Senior and social media managers in congressional offices...

DCI Group Digital , part of the DCI Group public affairs company in Washington, D.C., compared each state’s Facebook and Twitter accounts to numbers from the 2010 census. Washington State ranked first and second for Facebook and Twitter users, respectively. New Mexico ranked 50th for Facebook accounts, with Utah taking...

To kick off the announcement, NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Chuck Todd held a roundtable on the Meet The Press set to discuss the impact of social media and politics.  Chuck talked with Facebook’s Katie Harbath, the DCI Group’s Vice President for Digital Strategy Julie Germany, and...

Enter the DCI Group, new professional home of friend-of-e.politics Julie Germany, which has put together a terrific state-by-state breakdown of state officials’ social media presences. The new Digital America site uses a nice Flash U.S. map interface Click here to read the entire article.

No American Debt has already hired two political consultant shops, Mercury Public Affairs and DCI Group, for the effort. Mercury’s Kieran Mahoney, a longtime adviser to Mr. Pataki, said the group’s goal “is to pressure both sides so that not acting becomes more politically risky.” Click here to read the...

Nevada as leader of anything in the technological realm is a concept many have difficulty believing. And tonight shows why. Turnout at the third annual Twestival—that’s Twitter+festival—is a third of what it was last year despite a recent study by global public affairs firm DCI Group placing Nevada at No....

New data from public affairs firm DCI Group sheds some light on what states tweet the most – and which ones tweet the least. And, despite what you may think, the number one tweeting state is not California, Twitter’s home-base. Click here to read the entire article.

With the rise of social media as a tool for ordinary citizens to connect with their government representatives, a development we have covered just a bit in this space recently, more and more people are looking for ways to connect with everyone from the President to their local and state...