• Chapter 1: Social Media - The New Dinner Table?


• Chapter 2: Evolution or Revolution - Why Facebook and Twitter Matter?


• Chapter 3: Congress 2.0 - Internet-Style Politics


• Chapter 4: Congress 2.0 - Who's Tweeting?


• Chapter 5: Public Opinion 2.0 - Read My Feed


• Chapter 6: Public Opinion 2.0 - The New Social Capital


• Chapter 7: Congress 2.0 - Controlling the Flow of Information


• Chapter 8: Public Opinion 2.0 - The Direct Conduit


• Chapter 9: Congress 2.0 - Tweeting for Support


• Chapter 10: Social Media Tomorrow - Tweeting the Future?


• Appendix


• Notes


• References


• Index

Jason Gainous is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville. Kevin M. Wagner is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University.

Using theory and data, Gainous and Wagner illustrate how online social media is bypassing traditional media and creating new forums for the exchange of political information and campaigning.