Social media have rewritten political rules

At age 67, Eugene Kelleher remembers the day when “friends” were people you hung around with and “likes” were, well, things you liked. As recently as a year ago, the retired teacher had never heard the term “Facebook.” He had a computer, but used it mostly for word processing and e-mail. That changed this year, when Kelleher decided to run …

Groupon Makes Deal With Ex-Google Exec

Deal-of-the-day coupon service Groupon announced Thursday the hire of former Google executive Margo Georgiadis, saying she would take on the global sales, marketing and operations area of the business. The hiring comes as Groupon and Google vie for advertising dollars, with each company pitching its online marketing services to a wide array of small businesses. “Margo is a strong leader …