The 2012 U.S. presidential election, fittingly dubbed the first meme election by some people, came to end this week when Americans re-elected Barack Obama.
While his victory messages went viral across Facebook and Twitter, other candid moments and political parodies caught people's attention on the web (watch the video).
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Never ones to stray away from attention, cats also clawed their way into the spotlight, as did Angry Birds.
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More Coverage of Election 2012
- Barack Obama Tweets Victory in 2012 Presidential Election
- Yes, We GIFed: Obama’s Animated Election Victory Celebration
- Donald Trump Freaks Out on Twitter After Obama Wins Election
- A Look Inside the Obama and Romney Headquarters on Election Night [PICS]
- 15 Funny ‘Moving to Canada’ Tweets for Election Night
- Obama’s Victory Tweet Is His Most Retweeted Ever
- Karl Rove Refuses to Accept Obama’s Election Win [VIDEO]
- Watch Mitt Romney Deliver His Concession Speech [VIDEO]
Mashable explores the trends changing politics in 2012 and beyond in Politics Transformed: The High Tech Battle for Your Vote, an in-depth look at how digital media is reshaping democracy.
Read a few of the top posts from the series:
- Election 2040: The First President for Digital Natives
- Voter Data: What the Candidates Know About You
- How to Market the Next President
- Gaffesplosion: The Unrelenting Hype of Modern Politics
- How Social Media Can Safeguard Your Vote
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