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Jim RosicaJanuary 3, 2017

Social networking platform Facebook has again hired Sebastian Aleksander for the 2017 Legislative Session, lobbyist registration records reviewed Tuesday. This makes the third year in a row that Aleksander will have represented the social media behemoth, based in Menlo Park, California. Among other major websites, he also represents Yahoo! Inc., records show. Facebook’s last significant interest in Florida legislation […]

Florence SnyderDecember 12, 2016

Facts may have died in 2012, but the obituary has yet to reach a handful of plucky high school kids who know that local news is important, and work hard to bring it to their classmates. The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Erica Breunlin takes a deep dive into the shallow pool of secondary school resources for kids […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2016

After igniting a firestorm of criticism for his decision to sit down during the playing of the national anthem Sunday to protest Donald Trump’s election, Tampa Bay Buccaneer wide receiver Mike Evans said on Tuesday that going forward he will focus on “more effective ways to communicate my message,” and will stand with his teammates once again this coming Sunday. […]

Florence SnyderNovember 15, 2016

Most of us learned in Sunday School that an insincere apology is worse than no apology at all, yet people keep issuing them, anyway. Case in point: John Browning, member of the Florida Transportation Commission, St. Johns River Water Management District board member, and person who never met a Muslim he didn’t think was packing […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

Beverly Young announced Thursday she’s voting for Charlie Crist over David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Young made the announcement by placing a photo of her ballot on her Facebook page showing she had scribbled the bubble next to Crist’s name. Young is the widow of Bill Young, who represented Pinellas County in Congress for more than 42 years before he died three […]

Mitch PerryOctober 4, 2016

Since his selection to be Donald Trump’s running mate back in July, it’s been downright amusing at times to watch Mike Pence have to answer for his new boss while being asked about his latest outrageous comment. “Torturous” might be the best term to explain some of the responses he’s had to come up with to defend […]

Blake DowlingOctober 3, 2016

Who remembers the short-lived site, Friendster? Six years ago I was asked to sit on a panel at a conference to give “expert advice” on social media use at work. I wish someone had shot some video footage; in the lifetime of social media, six years is an eternity. Just think … in 2008, Myspace […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2016

Matt Gaetz may have enjoyed an easy victory in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, beating State Sen. Greg Evers and others in the crowded Republican primary Tuesday night. But in reality, the double-digit win — 37-21 percent over second-place Evers — was far from simple. Much of Gaetz’s triumph came by way of an aggressive digital media effort, spearheaded […]

Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2016

An old proverb goes: “You are the company you keep.” Another saying, not quite as old, is “stop saying dumb things on social media.” That last one is a bit of wisdom Marco Rubio might have imparted on Republican activist Sam Rashid during Thursday’s $500-a-plate “Day One Marco” fundraiser in Tampa. Florida’s junior senator has […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

Donald Trump gets more play on Facebook in Florida than Hillary Clinton. But Monica Lee, a data scientist with Facebook, emphasizes that, “we are not breaking this down into negative or positive comments.” That’s just something I learned while dropping on the Facebook Lounge Thursday afternoon., which was set up at both national conventions this month […]

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Facebook again hires Sebastian Aleksander for 2017 session

Plucky kids and dedicated teachers work to save school news

Jack Latvala message heard: Bucs Mike Evans to resume standing for anthem

Postcard from the ‘sorry-not sorry’ apology files

Beverly Young says she’s voting for Charlie Crist in CD 13 race

The Mitch Perry Report for 10.4.16 — And now for something completely different

Blake Dowling: Expert advice on navigating the social media universe

Aggressive digital strategy made Matt Gaetz’s CD 1 primary victory look deceptively easy

The company you keep: Sam Rashid turns up at Marco Rubio Tampa fundraiser

Fun facts in the Facebook Lounge at the DNC