Twitter to Politicians: We Help You Get Money

Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and other politicians across the country are constantly asking followers to pitch in money to their campaign -- but do those pitches actually work?

According to Twitter, absolutely.

The company commissioned a study from data research firm Compete and found the average Twitter user is 68% more likely than the average Internet user to visit a campaign donation page. Meanwhile, 97% of Twitter users exposed to political tweets are more likely than other users to visit a campaign donation page.

That increase in likelihood to donate may be because Twitter users inclined to follow politicians and political news are also already inclined to contribute fina…
Continue reading...

More About: 2012 presidential campaign, Politics, Twitter, US