Social Media: Then and Now

How many Twitter Followers do you think George Washington had? How many times did he tweet to the newly formed government? Were Alexander Hamilton and James Madison Facebook Friends? Did Thomas Jefferson find LinkedIn a good resource? Can you visualize Ben Franklin sending emails? How many of the founding Founders used Snapchat?In my last article The Declaration of Independence was Published without Social Media, I discussed the resourcefulness of the early American printers. I asked the questions: