25 September 2010

VENEZUELA: Social Networks Working Full Blast Before Election.

M.HERALD/ JIM WYSS/    Venezuelans vote tomorrow on 165 parliament seats. Pollsters say Hugo Chávez's PSUV and his opposition are just a few points from each other. But judging from TWITTER followers, Chavez should have an easy victory.
    Chávez (chavezcandanga) has more than 847,600 followers, making him the 289th most-popular Twitter user globally -- and the second most-followed leader in the world after Barack Obama.
   ComScore research reveals that Venezuela is behind only Indonesia and Brasil in Twitter use and that 19% of Venezuela's internet users also have Twitter accounts while the U.S.in 11th place with 12% usage.