U.S. Presidential Candidates Raise Money On Facebook
Here's a look at how Facebook is helping raise money for the 2012 campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republican challengers Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.
One of the most critical yet disliked parts of any politician’s job is raising money, however, political campaigns are making the task a little easier using some nifty integration tools in Facebook.
In 2008, President Barack Obama’s campaign turned to the web to establish online call centers that encouraged supporters to raise campaign cash from the comfort of their own home.
Facebook is now a primary vehicle for not just sharing political information with friends, but also influencing friends’ views of politics.
Presidential campaigns are leveraging the power of the social networking platform to encourage supporters to raise money — and help their friends do the same.
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