Government and social media week in review Nov 18th

Lots going on this week, but probably a slow week next week. Happy Thanksgiving!

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1. Pandora Opens Box of Targeted Political Advertising ow.ly/7yfbD
2. How many iPad apps does it take to make Congress more efficient? Turns out, the answer may be two. ti.me/sSEFft
3. For politicians and elected officials, getting on Google+ is easy. Announcing Google+ Politics Guide ow.ly/7y4Bl
4.  Welcome to @twitter, @TSA via @AdamS
5. RT @digiphile: Unexpected. #gov20 RT @steverubel Tumblr spurs users to generate 87,834 phone calls to Congress in 1 dayj.mp/rwxaM1
6. Facebook takes its hacker army to DC for a Congressional hackathon - ow.ly/7xc01
7. NASA reaches 20,000 followers on Google+ faster than it did on Twitter and Facebook tnw.to/1BtSD
8. Facebook Aids Bid To Recall Wisconsin Governor - bit.ly/ufzQUR
9. RT @digiphile: A @WhiteHouse epetition on #SOPA now has 20,173 signatures http://t.co/H0gOHEJr I’d love to see rate of increase today
10. Team Bachmann’s Twitter fail politi.co/vplB98 How the Bachmann Campaign failed to get traction on twitter
11. RT @AdamS: Old boss, meet the new boss: Welcome to @twitter, @SenLandrieu!
12. How can govt leverage#socialmedia? Find out from @smburns, CEO of GovDelivery [VIDEO] bit.ly/rGB9Xl
13. GOP republican candidate Mitt Romney on Google+ hangout (virtual town hall style meeting) with Video! ow.ly/1fG7p1
14. Council member, former Mayor @marionbarryjr joins Twitter:wapo.st/tCWdy5
15. RT @Joseph_Marks_: #Whipcast app more promotion than #transparency #gov20 @Nextgovow.ly/7uPGh
16. Tampa Mayor on Quora – good writeup by @JordanRaynor http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/tampa-mayor-buckhorn-one-of-first-politicians-to-engage-with
17. Rep. McCarthy promotes his new app, ‘Whip Cast’ – The Hill’s Video: bit.ly/tGANxP via @JaredRizzi
18. Why Americans use social media | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project:bit.ly/rTEGuW via @acarvin
19. BLACKBERRY HILL: iPhones, Droids allowed on Capitol Hill, but few use them. Here’s why: roll.cl/uz4pND
20. Twitter Can Predict Who’s Winning the GOP Presidential Race [STUDY] - on.mash.to/v86GmF
21. Newly updated House Committees page, dozens of new social media links. ow.ly/7tbvK
22. Government Agencies Go Google+ — InformationWeek twb.io/t9R3wR
23. FEMA Director Craig Fugate is on twitter, @CraigatFEMA, and google+ ow.ly/7rEGi
24. RT @katieharbath: All Facebook: How Facebook Moved The Outcome Of An Ohio Election -bit.ly/uvtCTr
25. RT @TweetWatch: #Twitter is the real-time#spinroom of the 2012 presidential election:abcn.ws/uVRgcH