Politics Gets Social: 160 Jaw-Dropping Facts About the 2012 Presidential Election

The election for the 45th President of the United States is upon us. By and large, this election season has run as most do – with lively debates, lots of ‘fact-checking,’ and increasingly antagonistic television ads from both sides. But in one respect, this election has deviated significantly from those that came before it. This […]

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Four Notable Twitter Moments of the 2012 Presidential Campaign

It’s been appropriately dubbed the 2012 Social Media Election for good reason. With the undeniable power of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, both President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have utilized each platform to generate millions of mentions and endorsements. Facebook and Twitter have also brought each candidate’s achievements and blunders […]

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Four Notable Twitter Moments of the 2012 Presidential Campaign

It’s been appropriately dubbed the 2012 Social Media Election for good reason. With the undeniable power of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, both President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have utilized each platform to generate millions of mentions and endorsements. Facebook and Twitter have also brought each candidate’s achievements and blunders […]

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Tweeters Show A Tighter Presidential Debate Than Mainstream Media Views

Social media data shows a narrow Romney ‘victory’ in the first presidential debate. Ronald Reagan famously turned a polling deficit into a surplus in 1980, John Kerry won all three by most estimations, yet ultimately fell short in November. The significance of the presidential debates has been considered, and even mythologised, since inception. The famous, […]

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Social Media Shows Founding American Values at the Heart of the Presidency Battle

Brandwatch data highlights the importance of ire on both sides of the electoral divide. The level of vitriol in US politics is running high with 46 days remaining on the campaign trail. Partisanship and polarized politics tend to be the norm in times of economic hardship but the Presidential election has an undercurrent of bile […]

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Who Are the Fakers on Twitter? [Infographic]

Social Selling University has released a new Infographic about fake Twitter followers. The appearance of social media is sometimes deceiving. This is becoming big news for sites like Facebook and Twitter. This infographic goes through the first fake account on Twitter to how companies, celebrities and Presidential candidates are under the microscope. Here are some amazing […]

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Who Are the Fakers on Twitter? [Infographic]

Social Selling University has released a new Infographic about fake Twitter followers. The appearance of social media is sometimes deceiving. This is becoming big news for sites like Facebook and Twitter. This infographic goes through the first fake account on Twitter to how companies, celebrities and Presidential candidates are under the microscope. Here are some amazing […]

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Romney’s Fake Twitter Followers and Why Social Media and Politics Sometimes Clash

I recently read an article on VentureBeat on a study that found that more than 15% of Mitt Romney’s Twitter followers are fake. The study, conducted by Barracuda Security, analyzed Romney’s account in light of the recent public discourse surrounding Romney’s suspicious followers and found that the presidential hopeful has followers “generated by paid services […]

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2012 Election Politics & the Impact of Social Media

As the London 2012 Olympics are already proving to be, the 2012 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is also getting set to be one for the social media record books. Readwriteweb.com reported on Wednesday about Twitter’s new election index that looks at the millions of tweets written each day about both of […]

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