131141 external_news 1337168926 1475893540 Speaking at the opening of the New Media and Gov­ernance: Tools and Trends confer­ence held in Abuja, Nigeria, Mike Best, associate professor in The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing, presented evidence of the significant impact of social media on the country’s 2011 general elections. Best said his lab worked with civil society groups to monitor social media during the elections and received an average of 50 messages per second. Source: BUSINESSDAY– Date: May 15, 2012

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