Election night unfolded as much on the Web as it did on TV. Many say the real-time conversations on social media were the real show.SAN FRANCISCO — Right after the television networks projected that he had won reelection, the first thing President Obama did was thank supporters — not with a statement to the media or in an email, but in a tweet.
Social Media Turn Election Night Into A Conversation
By Jessica Guynn and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 11/08/2012 - 6:00am
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