"The Social Campaign": 2008 Vs. 2012
Author: Amanda Le
Published: 18 Sep, 2012
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Updated: 17 Oct, 2022●
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How will this year's presidential election differ in terms of social media as compared to 2008? MDG Advertising put together this infographic on the "Growing Reach of Social Media's Election Impact". Some highlights of their graphic entitles "The Social Campaign" include:
- Two thirds os social media user ages 18-34 will be referencing social sites to learn about candidates
- 88% of internet users receive most of their election news online
- 82% of all adults recieve most of their election news online
- 62% EXPECT their candidates to have a social media presence
Have you been using social media for election information more this year than in 2008?
Infographic by MDG
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