I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating Detective Pete Dwyer’s Twitter account just a day after it announced he would not be disciplined for another incendiary comment on his MySpace page.
If you’re reading this post on your phone, you’re part of a growing trend of how news is delivered.
The New York Times has a story today that tells us that “although almost 90 percent of households in the…
On Governor Bill Richardson’s official blog, someone tried to have a little fun before the final weekend and make a humorous post, declaring the State Capitol Building a “Valentine Disaster” because of “bovine manure.”
After campaigning against the measure on Twitter and Facebook, a Santa Fe think tank claims there are enough votes to stop the reimposition of the food tax from passing out of the New Mexico state Legislature. Think New Mexico…
Breathe easy all you New Mexicans who are traveling during the first part of 2010. The Obama administration will abandon a Dec. 31 deadline for states to tighten security requirements for driver’s licenses under the 2005 Real ID law,…
Governor Bill Richardson recently rediscovered his blog, using it as a way to answer criticism from the state legislature—and to take a few swipes at the media—but now individual legislators are also taking to new media to push back at…
While we at the New Mexico Independent are sending tweets on our Twitter account about the state Legislature, we aren’t the only ones. Legislators, media and even the House GOP are sending out updates on the 2009 special session.
A local libertarian, via Twitter, seemed to be advocate violence against “ACORN/SEIU” if they decide to attend and/or disrupt health care town hall meetings. The user, @ScottEO, accuses ACORN and SEIU members of being provocateurs at the events.
Hey, have you noticed that Gov. Bill Richardson is blogging less and tweeting more?
No? Me either.
But Dan Boyd of the Albuquerque Journal has got the scoop in a story in today’s paper.
Senator Tom Udall, D-Santa Fe, is now on the social media bandwagon, announcing that his office has created social media pages on multiple services to help connect with constituents.
Udall is now officially on Twitter at @SenatorTomUdall, has an…
With candidates increasingly getting people connected to their campaigns through the use of social media, it is no surprise to see the mayoral campaign of former New Mexico Senate President Pro Tem Richard Romero turn to an Albuquerque-based social network…
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez is pushing an idea to keep intoxicated people from driving when the bars close — in a nutshell, keep the bars open an extra hour serving food, soft drinks and coffee so that people can…
A meeting of Albuquerque Twitter users (known as a “tweetup” because it rhymes with meet up) drew 275 people to the Balloon Museum. Included were a couple of political figures and a few journalists.
Event organizer Ashley Drake Gephart wrote…
How many people will, ultimately, be running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year?
According to state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano, two candidates who have already announced they are in…
If you think Twitter is just a way for American techno geeks to navel gaze, how mistaken you are.
Watching protesters in Tehran use Twitter and other social networking services to tap out messages and share photos of…
State Auditor Hector Balderas is now on Twitter and sending out his tweets to the public. The State Auditor’s twitter account is at @hectorbalderas.
For many politicians, social media isn’t a top priority — but it is increasingly part of their communications strategies. That’s because it is a relatively easy and completely free way to reach a young, technologically-connected audience that may not watch the evening news or read the Albuquerque Journal.
As the New Mexico Business Weekly reports, earlier this week I was part of a panel of experts who spoke to the New Mexico Advertising Federation about social media.
The non-profit Web site Stateline.org took a look at Twitter as a political tool recently.
As the New Mexico Independent’s resident Twitterphile, this news caught my eye.
U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., created a security breach with his Twitter account while visiting Iraq last week. While on what was supposed to be a secret…
