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I chose to follow Nobama on [|facebook] and I followed [|@CantorPress] and [|@NobamaNo]on twitter. It was tough to trackdown the "real" twitter account for Eric Cantor. I also chose to follow Laura Bush on twitter and on Facebook.

I am definitely more comfortable with Facebook and I have Nobama as a favorite one my profile, so I got every single post. I enjoyed reading all of the points posted. I did not post anything but rather I took what I read and chose to learn more about what people were saying. I really like how both Facebook and Twitter have people from all over the world commenting so you really do get so many view points. I didn't agree with all the points but I was exposed to them and I think that is what is most important. I created accounts in [|Google Reader] and [|Delicious]. I had a lot of trouble with Delicious and I am actually not sure if successfully made the account. It was very confusing for me. I never was able to drag that icon to thp of the browser. Here is a screenshot of Delicious and the icon that I was not able to drag to the browser. I was unable to drag "save on delicious".

I applied for [|Pinterest]but many people that I checked with says it takes a week or so to get accepted. I have not gone back on there to check. Google Reader was really helpful because I could see just by logging in if there were any new posts or tweets just by it being bolded. I also added A LOT of websites on Google Reader for my personal use. I love people magazine so I added that and I added the Richmond Strikers as 3 of my 4 kids play soccer and there are always updates on their website. So I used these new "digital ways of learning" to make my life easier as well!

Today, June 12th, is the Republican primary so there was A LOT of action on Twitter and Facebook. @CantorPress focused almost soley on the economy and lack of jobs. 7 out of 10 teens cannot find summer jobs. I thought it was interesting what was chosen to tweet about and I could tell they are catering to a younger audience.