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Pew Study: The Internet and 2008 Election
Submitted by katieharbath on Sun, 06/15/2008 - 19:59If you're a junkie of politics and the Internet then make sure not to miss this new study from Pew today about the 2008 Election and the Internet.
Some key findings from Pew:
A record-breaking 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaign, share their views and mobilize others.
35% of Americans say they have watched online political videos a figure that nearly triples the reading the Pew Internet Project got in the 2004 race.
10% say they have used social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace to gather information or become involved. This is particularly popular with younger voters: Two-thirds of internet users under the age of 30 have a social networking profile, and half of these use social networking sites to get or share information about politics or the campaigns.
6% of Americans have made political contributions online, compared with 2% who did that during the entire 2004 campaign.







