Obama for America staff will now be managing both accounts, posting daily updates from the campaign trail, from Washington, and everywhere in between.

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He, Al-Hamid and other members began regularly posting updates about their campaign on ACPRA's website and e-mailing information to a growing base of members and supporters.

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In addition to payment management tools, the package provides software for campaign management, social sharing, user updates and comments.

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When Rob Thomas, creator of the Veronica Mars television programme, sought to fund a film spin-off, he wrote four blog updates to fans in the campaign's first 24 hours.

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He soon set out to rent space and hire people, and before long he was posting updates to those who had participated in the Kickstarter campaign.

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As local officials and press tweeted hurricane warnings and guidance to their followers, both Romney campaign spokesperson Ryan Williams and Obama campaign press secretary Ben Labolt tweeted their spin on recent poll updates.

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The McCain campaign says it sends a weekly e-mail to about 600 influential religious conservatives with action alerts and issue updates, and hosts a weekly conference call.

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