I’m a bit biased when it comes to the U.S. elections as I’m very much an Obama fan. Even though I’m not American (and therefore have no say in the matter) I think that the election of the next President of the United Sates of America is pretty important to all of us. So, it’s with interest that I have been following the news on the election, occasionally posting a few stories here when it relates. Here is one such story that relates –Obama has more friends than McCain.It’s official. According to a report by Pew Research Centre that looked at the respective candidate’s online presence, Obama is the man out in front. With 1.7 million Facebook supporters and 510,000 MySpace friends, Obama out punches McCain with 309,000 Facebook supporters and 88,000 MySpace Friends. The report also revealed that Obama’s fan base on YouTube was 11 times the size of McCain’s.
MyTake – They’re going to call this the Facebook election the rate this is going. It’s amazing to see the emphasis that is being placed on each candidate’s online presence and activities. With such a large geographic area to cover, online does offer the best solution to interact with your audience on a continuous basis, but it's the effort that's being put into the space that is quite amazing. I can’t wait for election day on Facebook - “Barack Obama is……the President of the United Sates of America”
2 comments:
I'm supporting Obama, too, but I can sense the shift away from his platform of educated charisma, to the 'small-town values' of Palin.
Yes, I get what you're saying there and I think you could be right. I think it's also been hard for Obama to talk about the "real" issues with all the tit-for-tat going on and the walking headline that is Sarah Palin
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