Facebook has added an “I’ve voted” button at the top of the News Feed for UK users over 18. By totting up the number of UK Facebook lovers clicking, it’s showing in real-time how many social network fans have also made it to the polling station. Meanwhile over 500,000 people have taken their pick in a Facebook poll asking who should be the next PM. So who’s got the Facebook vote locked down?
Facebook says its put the vote tracker at the top of UK users news feeds as “a convenient reminder to get to the polling station”. At the time of writing, the Facebook vote tracker was well on the way to 500,000. The same system was used to follow voting in the 2008 US Presidential election.
Click the Facebook “I’ve voted” button and it’ll give you the option to show that you’ve cast your vote on your profile and give you the option to head over to the UK Democracy Facebook page. There’s a lively debate going on there with the usual online slanging match and an intriguing poll to find Facebook fans’ pick for Prime Minister.
At the moment, Nick Clegg, who also won the Xbox Live election poll, is currently in the lead. David Cameron is in second with Gordon Brown coming a close third. The feelings of Facebook users mirror the polls pretty closely. If you do vote in the Facebook poll be aware, it’s not anonymous so your friends will be able to see who you’ve voted for.
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