Online town halls connect digital learners with U.S. Presidents

If you could ask a President of the United States one question, what would it be?

Online town halls connect digital learners with U.S. PresidentsIn July 2011, President Barack Obama made history when he became the first U.S. President to host a virtual “town hall” meeting via social media. Obama’s Twitter account received 169,395 #AskObama tweets, and a Twitter search algorithms revealed that the most popular hot topics of the night were jobs (23%), budget (18%), taxes (18%), and education (11%).

The tech-savvy President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama each continue to have more than a million followers, demonstrating how the online social networking service can be a window into the daily operations of the most powerful office in America.

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