Romney Losing 11 Facebook Likes Per Minute

What happens to candidates' Facebook pages after an election? It's a question no one has really had to address before, but prior to the 2012 election, more than 110,000 political Facebook pages were created, including more than 11,000 for candidates, so it's hard to ignore. The Washington Post first picked up on the drop in Mitt Romney's Facebook fans Friday, when the GOP presidential nominee's page was hemorrhaging 593 likes per hour.

What happens to candidates’ Facebook pages after an election? It’s a question no one has really had to address before, but prior to the 2012 election, more than 110,000 political Facebook pages were created, including more than 11,000 for candidates, so it’s hard to ignore. The Washington Post first picked up on the drop in Mitt Romney‘s Facebook fans Friday, when the GOP presidential nominee’s page was hemorrhaging 593 likes per hour.

By Saturday, Mashable reported friends fleeing at a rate of 847 per hour, and the site reported that by Monday morning, Romney’s Facebook page continued to lose around 11 likes every minute.

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