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November 21, 2008
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Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.

Survey: Record number of Americans following election via Web

6/15/2008 | CoverageCoverage

Holly Jackson, CNET News

'Once Barack Obama started Twittering, John McCain created a MySpace page, and Hillary Clinton joined Facebook, it became apparent that the 2008 presidential election was relying heavily on social media. But now, a Pew survey has the numbers to prove it, concluding that 46 percent of Americans have used the Internet for politics so far this election season, with topics like Obama and online videos taking a front seat.

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