Look for Facebook to play a major role in what promises to an exciting year in politics.
7 Political Trends To Watch For On Facebook In 2012
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Facebook Spends Record Amounts On Lobbying, But Not As Much As Google Does
Facebook spent $360,000 on lobbying last quarter, while Google spent more than $2 million on outreach to legislators.
Meet The U.S. Senator With The Fastest Growing Facebook Fan Base
Vermont’s independent Senator Bernie Sanders has the fastest growing fan base of any U.S. Senate member on Facebook.
U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate Heats Up On Facebook
Letter writing is a thing of the past. Constituents are taking to Facebook to give opinions to lawmakers in Washington, D.C., before the August 2 debt ceiling deadline.
Facebook Lobbying Sets Another Spending Record
Facebook spent $320,000 on lobbying Congress and other U.S. government agencies during the second quarter of 2011, nearly as much as it spent in all of 2010, about $350,000.
