Word: facebooked
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Colbert’s candidacy has taken Facebook by storm: “1,000,000 Strong For Steven T. Colbert” is the largest political group on Facebook, boasting over 1.4 million members (which, interestingly, is more than 10 times the number of people who voted for the winner of the 2004 South Carolina Democratic Primary, John Edwards). And if it continues to grow at anywhere near its current rate, it will soon become the largest group on the entire social networking site...
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama had no trouble getting onto the South Carolina ballot, yet it took his Facebook group, “Barack Obama: 1,000,000 Strong for Barack” eight months to garner 381,000 members. Colbert’s had 750,000 in less than a week...
...Facebook isn’t the best measure of serious political sentiment in the country—probably not many of Colbert’s 1.4 million Facebook backers intend to cast a vote for Steven come primary day. But the unprecedented level of support for him speaks volumes about the popular perception of presidential politics. Colbert is a satirist who mocks the system—his entire character is a self-parodying illusion. The fact that a “fake” candidacy can generate so much more enthusiasm than any of the various “real?...
...reality is that Facebook isn't just for kids. Last week - and this was a highlight - my dad, who just turned 75, added me as a friend on Facebook. I considered sending him a virtual beer to celebrate the occasion, but I didn't think either of us would see the point. Back in my day, we drank beers out of bottles and cans - we didn't have these new-fangled virtual beers. But, then again, I think that's something I probably still have in common with the younger generation, something I don't need Hitwise data to back...
...example, take Brian J. Bolduc ’10. Bolduc, who is also a Crimson Editorial staff writer, spends hours each week on 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s campaign. However, even with his evident Republican allegiance, Bolduc identifies himself both in person and on Facebook as a libertarian...