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Fake, inactive Twitter followers plague presidential campaigns
September 3rd, 2012
03:53 PM ET
256 days ago

Fake, inactive Twitter followers plague presidential campaigns

Washington (CNN) - When Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's Twitter account surpassed one million followers this weekend, the campaign took to Twitter to boast about their "1 million active followers." But according to a web app that analyzes the quality of an account's followers, that number may be far from accurate.

The "Fake Follower Check" from StatusPeople, a social media management company, shows that 28% of @MittRomney's followers are inactive and another 14% are fake accounts.
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Filed under: 2012 • Mitt Romney • President Obama
Romney gaining buzz among women on Facebook
This screengrab from late Tuesday night shows that Mitt Romney is being discussed more than President Obama among women in nearly every state.
August 29th, 2012
11:10 AM ET
257 days ago

Romney gaining buzz among women on Facebook

(CNN) – After the first full day of the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney is dominating the political conversation among women on Facebook.

The Facebook CNN Election Insights tool, which measures the number of people on Facebook talking about the candidates, shows women talking about Mitt Romney more than Barack Obama in every state except Colorado and Iowa, the two states where Obama campaigned on Tuesday.
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Filed under: 2012 • Facebook • Mitt Romney • Republican National Convention
August 27th, 2012
03:56 PM ET
257 days ago

On Facebook, campaigns show the power of a post

(CNN) - With half the United States sharing what they’re doing, their photos and their opinions on Facebook, what’s being talked about on the site is a telling way of taking the nation’s political pulse.

CNN has teamed up with Facebook on a new resource that looks into how much the presidential and vice presidential candidates are being buzzed about.
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Filed under: 2012 • Facebook
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