Insights on Social Media & Minnesota Legislators Facebook: The first in a series.

Insight Facebook is a leading social networking platform. Minnesota politicians and interest groups are finding ways to leverage social networking in a new style of “political networking.” Tunheim Partners has built internal tracking systems , analysis practice, as well as tools and strategies to help interest groups and companies leverage the power of Facebook and other social media. While the landscape is rapidly changing we are staying ahead of it. This is what we know. Today.

Facebook is a leading social networking platform. Minnesota

politicians and interest groups are finding ways to leverage social networking in a

new style of “political networking.”

Tunheim Partners has built internal tracking systems , analysis practice, as well

as tools and strategies to help interest groups and companies leverage the power

of Facebook and other social media.

While the landscape is rapidly changing we are staying ahead of it.

This is what we know. Today.

Facebook Legislator Usage More than 70 Minnesota legislators are on Facebook 49 House profiles, pages or groups 23 Senate profiles, pages or groups 46 total Minnesota Legislator groups & pages 22 Legislator pages 24 Legislator groups Friends, Fans & Members Legislators have on average 301 personal profile friends Political pages average 118 fans Legislator groups average 86 members Minnesota Legislators on Facebook

Facebook Legislator Usage

More than 70 Minnesota legislators are on Facebook

49 House profiles, pages or groups

23 Senate profiles, pages or groups

46 total Minnesota Legislator groups & pages

22 Legislator pages

24 Legislator groups

Friends, Fans & Members

Legislators have on average 301 personal profile friends

Political pages average 118 fans

Legislator groups average 86 members

49 House profiles, pages or groups 23 Senate profiles, pages or groups 46 total Minnesota Legislator groups & pages on Facebook 22 Legislator pages 24 Legislator groups There is an average of: Legislator groups average 86 members Legislators have on average 301 personal profile friends Political pages average 118 supporters Minnesota Legislators on Facebook

49 House profiles, pages or groups

23 Senate profiles, pages or groups

46 total Minnesota Legislator groups & pages on Facebook

22 Legislator pages

24 Legislator groups

There is an average of:

Legislator groups average 86 members

Legislators have on average 301 personal profile friends

Political pages average 118 supporters

Minnesota Legislators on Facebook Senate House of Representatives

Facebook - Politician Profile

Facebook - Politician Page

Facebook - Political Group

Facebook Users (Source: Google AdPlanner)

Facebook users on average spend 169 minutes a month there, according to ComScore. Facebook reached 150 million users in January. Facebook Use (Source: Fortune Magazine)

Facebook users on average spend 169 minutes a month there, according to ComScore.

Facebook reached 150 million users in January.

Contact Tunheim Partners Web Tunheim.com SlideShare.net/TunheimPartners Email Blois Olson, Executive Vice President [email_address] David Erickson, Director of e-Strategy [email_address] Phone 952-851-1600

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Tunheim.com

SlideShare.net/TunheimPartners

Email

Blois Olson, Executive Vice President [email_address]

David Erickson, Director of e-Strategy [email_address]

Phone

952-851-1600