Facebook and the Spirit of Democracy

This time the elections in the Unites states ofcontact with their supporters and cheerers. This
America brought a huge number of people to theencouraged the participants to turn up to the oiling
polls. A record number of people turned up at thestations in large numbers and motivated the public
polling stations and voted for the revolution atimmensely.
that extra ordinary day. Along every where elseFacebook helped its users to actively participated
Facebook shared this historical revolutionary andand interacted in the entire political scene on the
overwhelming moment with its users. Asday of election and even before that. On the
Facebook had been pretty actively participating inElection Day more than 1.5 million of eligible to
before the election activities as well, more thanvote users logged on Facebook. Over 1.5 million of
5.4 million users of Facebook shared their votethe Facebook users mentioned Obama, McCain,
choice by making use of the "I vote for buttonPalin, Biden or Election on your Facebook wall, a
on face book". This activity made it easier forlarger number than 2.4 million of you jointed hands
Facebook users around the world to have an ideawith the Facebook election day event to motivate
of the results of the 44th presidential elections ofand encourage your friends family and loved ones
the USA before they were officially announced.to use their rite to vote and play their part in the
The entire day the count of votes kept runningdemocratic process. 1.7 million or above donated
and climbing along it peoples comments and viewstheir status and joined hands in the election rally
were also coming inn thought the day.through the Causes application. Even more than 2
The nationalism the energy and strength that themillion gifts related to elections were given away
people showed on that day was out standing.on Facbook. Finally Obama is the president of the
Their comments appreciations encouragementsUnited States and Facebook is proud for
throughout the time were very valuable.participating in the revolutionary democratic
Facebook was used by the candidates and theirprocess.
campaigns effectively and regularly stay in