Americana roundup: “Gun Control Petition is Most Popular Ever Posted to White House Site

Gun Control Petition is Most Popular Ever Posted to White House Site from Mashable! by Nextgov Residents of All 50 States Have Filed Secession Petitions from Mashable! by Nextgov Iran: Netizens Reflect on Four More Years for Obama from Global Voices Online by Arseh Sevom Originally published at Arseh Sevom by Peyman Majidzadeh The confetti … Read more

American elections roundup: PEW research on social media users on political news… Open Democracy series how other countries see American elections…

  Online Political Videos and Campaign 2012 from Pew Internet Rss Feed: Reports 55% of registered voters have watched political videos online this election season, and 52% have had others recommend political videos for them to watch online Explore Obama and Romney?s Most Engaging Tweets With This Map from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick Google Launches … Read more

Wait for the American elections special program at Haydarpaşa! and an election roundup…

The historic Haydarpaşa Station will be used as a venue for the special program prepared by the American consulate and Institute of Creative Minds From the November 6 evening to November 7 morning (Istanbul Local time). Many new media tools will be used. I will be around to help the organization. Details will come soon;) … Read more

Americana roundup: Obama Speech Tops Facebook Mentions… September 11 as experienced on the International Space Station..

Obama, Romney Take Over the Web With Advertisements from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick   Obama Speech Tops Facebook Mentions from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick   September 11, 2001 as experienced on the International Space Station from Boing Boing by David Pescovitz On September 11, 2001, US astronaut Frank L. Culbertson watched the aftermath of the … Read more

“7 other treaties the U.S. hasn’t ratified”…Theda Skocpol explains why the upcoming presidential election is one of the most important in US history and an Americana roundup

Why the upcoming presidential election is one of the most important in US history: an interview with Theda Skocpol, Theda Skocpol from open Democracy News Analysis – by Theda Skocpol This interview conducted at the Kennedy School in Boston was first published in Juncture, the new international journal of the Institute for Public Policy Research. … Read more