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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Social Times - Latest Comments in Social Media&amp;#8217;s Role in Politics</title><link>http://socialtimes.disqus.com/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:24:08 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Social Media&amp;#8217;s Role in Politics</title><link>http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/01/social-medias-role-in-politics/#comment-1574007</link><description>Raising money online is still the aspect of campaigns that has been transformed significantly with the advent of the social web. Back in the day, you had to wait a week or more for checks to come in, whereas now Obama's Iowa victory leads to immediate cha-ching. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All this is around elections (understandable, considering the current backdrop), but how about interaction with government and officials beyond elections?</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Andrew Wright</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:24:08 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>