According to a recent study by the Nielsen Company, U.S. consumers in May 2010 spent an average of 6 hours, 13 minutes using social networking websites. Three-quarters of U.S. adults visited a social networking site that month. About one-fifth owned a blog or published online, with 55% having at least one social networking profile on sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
This has growing implications for local political candidates.
While the study focused mainly on consumer activity and the sharing of advice and opinions, it’s definitely a wake-up call for political campaigns and soon-to-be candidates. Social networking is growing as a way for people to share views and connect. The 2008 presidential election showed us that online outreach was a terrific way to spread the message and bring in funds. This trend is only accelerating.
If you’re not talking about yourself online, some else is (or will be) doing it for you!
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