Social Media
Cohen's use of social media has long been followed. Nicole Casal Moore, "Bloggers Press for Power" State Legislatures Magazine, the official publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures covering the State Legislature in the United States noted both his blogging and his outreach to other bloggers, sending them special press releases. David C. Wyld, "Government of the People, By the People, and For the People in Web 2.0: A Survey of Blogging Office Holders in the U.S. Public Sector and an Agenda for Future Research," in the Journal of New Communications Research found Cohen was the only Pennsylvania blogger among the high-ranking officials he surveyed.
"Call Him Rep. Blog," Lauren Fritsky wrote on the front page of the Northeast Times referring to his posts on Phillyblog. The Frankford Gazette of Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania similarly noted his Phillyblog postings. The Public Record of Philadelphia noted his use of Facebook in Tony West's article "You Gotta Have Friends: Politicians Are Opening Facebook," and the Patriot-News of Harrisburg, "Forget Anthony Weiner, Twitter is here to stay," an article in the Patriot-News, noted his use of Twitter and Facebook for legislative purposes. Patriot-News reporter Brett Lieberman revealed that Cohen was among his bipartisan group of Facebook friends. Cohen's use of Facebook received renewed attention when a 2012 primary opponent incorporated some of Cohen's friends into his Facebook campaign committee without their knowledge or permission, and Cohen got them to withdraw.
His "widely cited" Amazon.com book review of Philadelphia politician Michael J. Stack, Jr.'s novel "Close Friends of the Mayor" was noted in The Public Record in its report on attendees at Stack's funeral. The Wikipedia article on the Daily Kos lists him as a "prominent contributor."
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