TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gainous,Jason
AU  - Wagner,Kevin M.
TI  - Tweeting to power: the social media revolution in American politics 
SN  - 9780199965090 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - JA 85.2 G142t 2014
U1  - 320.97301/4 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Twitter
KW  - Communication in politics
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - United States
KW  - Comunicación en política
KW  - Innovaciones tecnológicas
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Participación política
KW  - Internet
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Social media
KW  - Redes sociales
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Social Media - The New Dinner Table? ; Chapter 2: Evolution or Revolution - Why Facebook and Twitter Matter? ; Chapter 3: Congress 2.0 - Internet-Style Politics ; Chapter 4: Congress 2.0 - Who's Tweeting? ; Chapter 5: Public Opinion 2.0 - Read My Feed ; Chapter 6: Public Opinion 2.0 - The New Social Capital ; Chapter 7: Congress 2.0 - Controlling the Flow of Information ; Chapter 8: Public Opinion 2.0 - The Direct Conduit ; Chapter 9: Congress 2.0 - Tweeting for Support ; Chapter 10: Social Media Tomorrow - Tweeting the Future? ; Appendix ; Notes ; References ; Index
N2  - Using theory and data, Gainous and Wagner illustrate how online social media is bypassing traditional media and creating new forums for the exchange of political information and campaigning
ER  -