Research 6 :

http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/politics-fact-sheet/

My Topic:
SNS election campaign should be allowed. 
 
What I hope to learn from this source:
I want to get information about  examples of using sns.

Notes:

◾38% of those who use social networking sites (SNS) or Twitter “like” or promote material related to politics or social issues that others have posted

◾35% have used social networking sites to encourage people to vote

◾34% have used the tools to post their own thoughts or comments on political and social issues

◾33% have used the tools to repost content related to political or social issues that was originally posted by someone else

◾31% have used the tools to encourage other people to take action on a political or social issue

◾28% have used the tools to post links to political stories or articles for others to read

◾21% belong to a group on a social networking site that is involved in political or social issues

◾20% have used the tools to follow elected officials and candidates for office

 

In the 2012 election, 30% of registered voters were encouraged to vote for either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama by family and friends via posts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter. 20% have encouraged others to vote by posting on such sites. And once voters made a decision, 22% let others know how they voted through social networking sites.

 

◾25% of SNS users say they have become more active in a political issue after discussing it or reading posts about it on the sites

◾16% of SNS users say they have changed their views about a political issue after discussing or reading posts about it on SNS

 

◾45% have used their smartphone to read other people’s comments on a social networking site about a candidate or the campaign in general

◾35% have used their smartphone during this election campaign to look up whether something they just heard about a candidate or the campaign in general was true

 

In the 2010 midterm elections, 73% of adult internet users (representing 54% of all US adults) went online to get news or information about the 2010 midterm elections or to get involved in a campaign. On social media, 22% of adult internet users engaged with a political campaign. 

Final Thoughts:

I could get information that sns has real effect to voters.