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2012 Election - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Will Mitt Romney’s Facebook Friends Comfort Him In Defeat?

Reports indicate that former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is experiencing “sustained boredom” following his loss Nov. 6. But the real question is: Will the government let him keep his nearly 12 million Facebook friends to comfort him in his loss? The Facebook pages of both Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, have been largely silent since Election Day, except for a sweet photo of Romney hugging his wife, Ann, that was shared in a Thanksgiving Day post.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/will-mitt-romneys-facebook-friends-comfort-him-in-defeat_b105979#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/will-mitt-romneys-facebook-friends-comfort-him-in-defeat_b105979 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105979 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:59:54 +0000 Facebook, IPO Among Bing’s Most-Searched Terms Of 2012 Although Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t have the tabloid-turning power of Kim Kardashian or Justin Bieber, Facebook was among Bing’s most-searched terms of the year.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/bing-most-searched-2012_b105556#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/bing-most-searched-2012_b105556 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105556 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:19:29 +0000 Facebook’s Voting Reminder Has Curious Timing At the start of Election Day, Facebook pointed out that users will gradually see a prompt at the top of their page (and as a notification on their mobile app) to declare that they’ve voted and motivate friends to do the same. However, many users noticed that the prompt seemed to be timed to follow moments of inactivity, presumably following a user’s journey to the polls.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebooks-voting-reminder-has-curious-timing_b104013#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebooks-voting-reminder-has-curious-timing_b104013 http://allfacebook.com/?p=104013 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:05:02 +0000 Which Candidate’s Facebook App Requests The Most Information?

A while after President Barack Obama’s social media team announced its Facebook application, Republican challenger Mitt Romney came out with his own way of reaching out to those on the social network. But just like any other Facebook app, Romney’s and Obama’s open graph functions want your information. A study by Secure.me analyzed the Obama 2012 app and Romney’s Commit to Mitt app, finding out which side requests more Facebook data from its users.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/which-candidates-facebook-app-requests-the-most-information_b102866#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/which-candidates-facebook-app-requests-the-most-information_b102866 http://allfacebook.com/?p=102866 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:54:42 +0000 Mitt Romney’s ‘Binders Full Of Women’ Comment Buzzing On Facebook

The debates between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have become increasingly popular on Facebook (just ask Big Bird). After Romney answered a question during Tuesday night’s debate regarding equality for women in the workplace, the phrase, “binders full of women,” was all over the social network, even spawning a page that already has nearly 300,000 likes.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/binders-full-of-women-romney_b102374#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/binders-full-of-women-romney_b102374 http://allfacebook.com/?p=102374 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:05:18 +0000 Journalists Note Facebook’s Role In 2012 Election

Some of the premier journalists of the 2012 election cycle joined CNN Political Director Mark Preston for a Facebook Politics Live panel discussing the role that Facebook and other social media channels play in their coverage. The journos were part of a series of live-streamed interviews and discussions from the University of Denver’s DebateFest held before Wednesday night’s first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/facebook-politics-live-journalists-election_b101279#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-politics-live-journalists-election_b101279 http://allfacebook.com/?p=101279 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:57:59 +0000 Obama Bests Romney In Facebook Mentions During Both Conventions

Mentions of President Barack Obama on Facebook bested those of Republican challenger Mitt Romney by almost a two-to-one margin during the two weeks of the presidential nominating conventions that come to a close Thursday night.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/obama-romney-mentions-conventions_b98935#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/obama-romney-mentions-conventions_b98935 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98935 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:33:58 +0000 Facebook-CNN Election Insights Offers Real-Time Data On People Talking About Obama, Romney, Biden, Ryan

Facebook and CNN Monday debuted Facebook-CNN Election Insights, which will allow the cable news network to display, in real-time, the total number of people talking about President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), during its election coverage.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-cnn-election-insights_b98257#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-cnn-election-insights_b98257 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98257 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:02:07 +0000 Republican VP Nominee Paul Ryan No Stranger To Facebook

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who was announced as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s running mate Saturday, is no stranger to Facebook, and the social network exploded with activity upon the revealing of the vice presidential nominee.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/paul-ryan-nominated-republican-vp_b97005#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/paul-ryan-nominated-republican-vp_b97005 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97005 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:36:58 +0000 Missouri Candidate Wins Facebook Race But Loses Election

Missouri Republican voters cast ballots Tuesday in a tightly contested three-way Senate primary race, and one candidate was not only leading in the polls ahead of the vote, but seemingly running away with the race on Facebook. However, despite losing his primary race to Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) Tuesday night, there are lessons that candidates can learn from businessman John Brunner’s Facebook strategy.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/john-brunner_b96587#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/john-brunner_b96587 http://allfacebook.com/?p=96587 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:31:12 +0000 Users Vote No On Targeted Political Facebook Ads

Not a fan of politically charged sponsored stories? You’re not alone. New statistics from the Annenberg School for Communications show that an overwhelming majority of people polled (85 percent) said they would feel “angry” if they found out that Facebook was targeting political ads at them, based on their profile information.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/political-sponsored-stories-annenberg_b95367#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/political-sponsored-stories-annenberg_b95367 http://allfacebook.com/?p=95367 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:16:00 +0000 INFOGRAPHIC: According To Facebook Social Interests, Mitt Romney Wins Running Away

Will Mitt Romney be sworn in as the next president of the United States on Inauguration Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013? If the results of The United States of Facebook: Electoral College Edition from Facebook advertising platform GraphEffect turn out to be accurate, say hello to President Romney.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/grapheffect-infographic-romney_b88928#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/grapheffect-infographic-romney_b88928 http://allfacebook.com/?p=88928 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:46:03 +0000 Facebook IPO, App Economy May Not Initially Affect Employment Report

In slugging it out for voters (already), Mitt Romney and his party are pummeling President Barack Obama over the just-released employment report, which shows a mere trickle of growth.

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]]> Julie D. Andrews http://allfacebook.com/employment-report_b88350#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/employment-report_b88350 http://allfacebook.com/?p=88350 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:07:52 +0000 RNC Facebook App Hopes To Engage Voters

The Republican National Committee released a new Facebook application today that it hopes will engage and mobilize voters on behalf of GOP candidates during the 2012 elections.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/gop-social-victory-center_b87591#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/gop-social-victory-center_b87591 http://allfacebook.com/?p=87591 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:33:26 +0000 Gingrich Creates Timeline Page Attacking Romney Newt Gingrich just debut a new Facebook page focused on attacking Mitt Romney’s record.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/facebook-gingrich-romney_b80831#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-gingrich-romney_b80831 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=80831 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:58:14 +0000