In 2008 Barack Obama changed how presidential candidates use social media during what people called the Facebook Election. Now during any campaign, it is assumed that all the candidates will use social media—and that they’ll be active on many platforms. According to Pew Research Center, substantially more Americans are following political candidates on social media. Just […]

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I think one of the best ways for the presidential election candidates to utilize social media is to actively engage  with their competitors in conversations. Honestly, I know little about the U.S. presidential election, nor do I care much about it. There’s one thing about the elections I find particularly interesting though: the elections seem […]

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In the age of new media, politicians start to realize the importance of “being connected” and try to actively use social media in their political campaigns in order to “tweet their way into office”. Today, the use of social media in presidential election campaigns is very normal and critical. People will always remember something when […]

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