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Tweeting the State of the Union<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On January 28, 2014, I attended a White House Social Media social. The day was spectacular. In my previous post, Part I<\/a>, I discussed my general visit to the White House. In this post I want to share with you how the White House is using social media as a powerful tool in the political process.<\/p>\n

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The White House gave out these informational cards to share their information about the event to our followers. They wanted us to use #AtTheWH to let our friends know we were at the White House. I am sure everyone in the room checked into either FourSquare or Facebook that night to share their location.<\/p>\n

The White House recently revealed the numbers of the State of the Union on their blog<\/a>. The White House only chose 60 out of over 2000 applicants to attend the #SOTUSocial.<\/p>\n

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The night started off with socializing and taking pictures next to the White House sign at the table. There are not many times in life that you get invited to the White House for a purpose. The main goal of the #SOTUSocial attendees was to engage our followers in a discussion about the State of the Union address. Our mission was to create awareness of the event.
\nI was very excited that a few of my friends contacted me to tell me that they created a Twitter account just to follow my social media adventure. This fact alone, after years of trying to tell people the value of social media, \u00a0me made extremely happy. Knowing my friends were excited made me even more excited about attending the #SOTUSocial.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"What made me even more giddy was knowing a few students formed a watch party virtually and on campus. I created #utdSOTU so my students and I could create our own discussion about the State of the Union. This created a deeper and richer connection with the #SOTUSocial since most of my students used both hashtags. I felt as if my students were in the room with me. Again, the power of social media allows us to engage in discussion so everyone can participate.<\/p>\n

The Twitter Feed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Throughout the entire #SOTUSocial process the Twitter feed was active. Attendees used social media to share their adventures just as I did. Below is the Twitter stream for #SOTUSocial.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tweets about “#SOTUSocial”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Open for Questions<\/h2>\n

After the State of the Union was over, the White House advisors took to the stage to answer both our questions in the room and questions from the audience online. The White House panel consisted of:<\/p>\n

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