Paper Info
Title
The influence of social networking sites on participation in the 2012 presidential election
Abstract
Social networking sites are gaining in popularity, and candidates for president have been getting more involved in these online platforms. In order to examine whether a presidential candidate's presence on social networking sites influences people's political participation, we conducted a survey asking users a series of questions related to their social networking involvement, political involvement, and political involvement on social networking sites, specifically with regard to the 2012 presidential election. Our results indicate that despite being politically minded, these users do not use Facebook for political reasons and a candidate's online presence does not influence their decision on how to vote.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-39371-6_27
HCI (26)
Keywords
Field
DocType
presidential election,social networking involvement,social networking site,political involvement,online presence,political participation,presidential candidate,online platform,political reason
Online presence management,Social psychology,Presidential system,Political science,Social network,Presidential election,Public relations,Popularity,Politics
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
8
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rachel Adler1736.32
William D. Adler200.34