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Report: Mark Zuckerberg Leads Formation Of Issues-Advocacy Organization

David Cohen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:41 +0000

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly ramping up his political activities, leading the formation of an issues-advocacy organization, and backing it with significant cash.

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Facebook Mines 2012 Election ‘I’m Voting’ Data

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:23:27 +0000

Facebook’s Data Science team parsed the 9 million users they say clicked on the I’m Voting application, offering a glimpse into not just who was voting, but sharing, commenting, and liking across Facebook Nov. 6.

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WARNING: Viral Facebook Post About Voting Machines Is A Hoax

David Cohen — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:51:35 +0000

Why should Election Day be exempt from Facebook shenanigans? Sophos’ Naked Security blog reported that a message with incorrect information about how to properly vote in voting booths went viral on the social network Tuesday.

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Discover Where Your Facebook Friends Stand Politically With Wisdom App

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:57:51 +0000

This is the season when Facebook users’ news feeds are filled with election-charged content. While the loudest voices are the ones most remembered, most of your other friends probably have political views that they aren’t expressing. Through MicroStrategy’s Wisdom application, users can see where their friends stand on the political spectrum.

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Does Your Political Preference On Facebook Affect Your Sweet Tooth?

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:46:48 +0000

As President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney address questions about the economy and America’s future, they have not yet addressed the biggest question on everyone’s minds leading up to Halloween: What kind of candy do you want? New York-based customer relationship and loyalty platform CrowdTwist compared Facebook users’ political affiliations with their favorite candies. They found that Democrats tend to favor Hershey’s, while Republicans like Lindt.

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Study: How Many Facebook, Social Network Users Performed Eight Political Activities?

David Cohen — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:52:24 +0000

As Facebook and other social networks continue to evolve, their impact increases with every election year. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project studied how many social media users participated in eight different activities using their social media accounts.

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UPDATED: Facebook PAC Donates More To Republicans; Employees Favor Democrats

David Cohen — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:23:49 +0000

Facebook’s political-action committee, fbPAC, continued to hit its like button more for Republicans than Democrats in 2012, as CNNMoney reported that GOP politicians raked in $140,000 from the social network through September, compared with $127,000 for Democrats.

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Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent Respond Via Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:43:12 +0000

In the 24 hours since the video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Florida fundraiser went public, Facebook and social media channels have lit up with feedback about the “47 percent” Romney seems to dismiss.

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Mo. Congressional Campaign Hinges On Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:29:40 +0000

We recently profiled the race of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz in Texas, whose Facebook strategy helped earn him a win in that state’s primary last month. We thought we’d take a look at another grassroots campaign leveraging the social network, this one in Missouri’s large seventh congressional district, featuring political neophyte and Democratic challenger Jim Evans pitted against incumbent GOP Rep. Billy Long.

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Politics, Speeches Top Facebook Mentions

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:48:01 +0000

Presidential politics dominated the buzz on Facebook over two weeks that featured political conventions, a major hurricane, the start of the National Football League season, and key events from the world of pop culture.

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Survey Says: Facebook Goofed, But Why The Long Political News Quiz?

David Cohen — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:55:41 +0000

Some Facebook users were invited to take a survey from the social network — in error, as it turns out — and the survey evolved into a quiz about political news.

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Obama Supporters Flock To Facebook During Acceptance Speech

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:34:31 +0000

Last week, AllFacebook looked at the reaction on Facebook to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney‘s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. As a follow-up, we tracked public posts on Facebook when President Barack Obama had his turn Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C., at the Democratic National Convention.

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Obama Campaign Taps Facebook’s Open Graph; Users Can Share That They’re Watching Speech

David Cohen — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:44:49 +0000

Facebook’s open graph became a part of President Barack Obama’s campaign platform Thursday, as the incumbent’s campaign launched the Obama 2012 Facebook application (o users of the social network can share the fact that they are watching Thursday night’s acceptance speech.

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Facebook Abuzz After Ex-President Bill Clinton’s Nomination Speech At DNC

David Cohen — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:39:54 +0000

President Barack Obama may be the focus of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week, but it was ex-President Bill Clinton who stole the show with his rousing nomination speech Wednesday night, not only propelling him to the top of the list of political mentions on Facebook for the day, but even topping the National Football League’s season opener, in which the Dallas Cowboys knocked off the defending Super Bowl champions and host New York Giants.

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Obama Bests Romney In Facebook Mentions During Both Conventions

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:33:58 +0000

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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