The Pope and Twitter: What Would You Ask @Pontifex?

Pope Benedict XVI will use the Twitter handle @Pontifex, which means "bridge builder" in Latin, to Tweet to his millions of followers in eight languages.

The New York Times reports that Pope Benedict XVI sent his first Twitter message on Wednesday, saying: “Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.” Pope Benedict XVI will use the Twitter handle @Pontifex, which means "bridge builder" in Latin, to Tweet to his millions of followers in eight languages. During the day, the pope will be responding via Twitter to questions that include the hashtag #Askpontifex, the Times storys ays. What would you ask Pope Benedict XVI on Twitter? Have you already? Is the pope being on Twitter a good or bad thing?

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#STL #MO Election: Who to Follow on Twitter

Today is the Nov. 6 general election. Here's a list of candidates, reporters and pundits who are important to (and/or simply covering) races in St. Louis, Missouri.

The full Twitter list is available to view or follow here. See anyone missing? Send me a tweet at@ryanmartin87.

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Is Facebook Changing the Way You Vote?

Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter will play a massive role in reelecting President Barack Obama or voting in a new President of the United States, in Mitt Romney. How is it affecting your voting habits?

Voters are less than a week away from hitting the polls, in hopes of voting in a new president or giving the current one another four-year term. Chances are, they've already influenced the outcome whether the meant to or not. According to a Pew Research Centerstudy, 66 percent of social media users—or 39 percent of all American adults—have done at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media. Those activities include things such as posting one's thoughts about issues, posting links to political material, encouraging others to take political action, following elected officials on social media and liking or promoting political material others have posted. If you've logged onto your own Facebook page, you already know …

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