http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/a-facebook-ad-increases-real-world-election-turnout/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/a-facebook-ad-increases-real-world-election-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-7834 Aaron Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:34:50 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=12056#comment-7834 It just sounds like a desperate attempt for fb to attempt to be relevant in boosting votes. 60k additional votes that are BELIEVED to have voted solely because of seeing the fb banner..not that impressive. Pretty sure that in the full scale of the election that is statistically irrelevant. It just sounds like a desperate attempt for fb to attempt to be relevant in boosting votes. 60k additional votes that are BELIEVED to have voted solely because of seeing the fb banner..not that impressive. Pretty sure that in the full scale of the election that is statistically irrelevant.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/a-facebook-ad-increases-real-world-election-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-7791 Joan Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:55:29 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=12056#comment-7791 A couple of things make me question this. IF the person was a registered voter, they would have received a ballot in the mail, would know where the polling place was located, and if they were following the political 'scene' they would have decided already to vote or not to vote. Seeing the photo of a friend who had voted is a poor reason to go to the polls! Makes me wonder if they have any idea who and for what they are voting. A couple of things make me question this. IF the person was a registered voter, they would have received a ballot in the mail, would know where the polling place was located, and if they were following the political ‘scene’ they would have decided already to vote or not to vote. Seeing the photo of a friend who had voted is a poor reason to go to the polls! Makes me wonder if they have any idea who and for what they are voting.

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