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"Election Day set all kinds of new social media records on Facebook and Twitter \u2014 but it turns out it was a pretty big night for Instagram, too.\nImmediately following Barack Obama's victory, Instagram uploads spiked to 2.1 times their normal rate, according to Instagram's blog post.\n\n\n\"People from around the United States tagged more than 100,000 photos with #IVoted, and 150,000 photos with #election2012, allowing folks to share their own \u2014 and tune into others\u2019 \u2014 election night experience in real-time,\" reads the post.\n\nSEE ALSO: If You Live in These States, It\u2019s Illegal to Instagram Your Ballot\nSeveral news outlets smartly predicted Instagram would be popular on Election Day, tapping into its photo stream to enhance their own coverage. NBC News, for example, built Electiongrams, a virtual map of the U.S. designed to automatically populate with Election Day Instagrams.\nElection Day wasn't smooth sailing for all Instagram users, though: Several people across the United States were asked to put their phone away while voting or else risk breaking state law.\nDid you use Instagram to share Election Day images? Put your favorites in the comments below.\nImage Credit: Instagram, BarackObama\n\n\nReactions to President Obama's Win\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChicago\nVia andrewjenks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVia annmmarzilli\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVia ayebeee's Dad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColorado\nVia berylcoulter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVia carolinasmith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichmond, Va.\nVia deanna_tol\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerkeley, Ca.\nVia kyara_d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRomney HQ in Atlanta\nVia lunie380\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York City\nVia Matt Petronzio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoston\r\n\nVia mlbello\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNashville\nVia mmusice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOhio\nVia rebelams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRaleigh, NC\nVia kingcharlesxvi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVia friskypony\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVia hughneffer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGainesville, Fl.\nVia hvherrero\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Coverage of Election 2012\n\nBarack Obama Tweets Victory in 2012 Presidential Election\nYes, We GIFed: Obama\u2019s Animated Election Victory Celebration\nDonald Trump Freaks Out on Twitter After Obama Wins Election\nA Look Inside the Obama and Romney Headquarters on Election Night [PICS]\n15 Funny \u2018Moving to Canada\u2019 Tweets for Election Night\nObama\u2019s Victory Tweet Is His Most Retweeted Ever\nKarl Rove Refuses to Accept Obama\u2019s Election Win [VIDEO]\nWatch Mitt Romney Deliver His Concession Speech [VIDEO]\n\n\n\n\nMashable 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:\n\nElection 2040: The First President for Digital Natives\nVoter Data: What the Candidates Know About You\nHow to Market the Next President\nGaffesplosion: The Unrelenting Hype of Modern Politics\nHow Social Media Can Safeguard Your Vote\n\nTake it with you, buy  Politics Transformed: The High Tech Battle for Your Vote on e-book and get access to four exclusive interviews!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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