Bangalore: Social media has become incredibly popular. People are now using this media as a mode of expression and the right to speak out their opinions. Be it elections, a prince wedding or a revolution, everyone has something to say and social media has become their voice. It has turned out to be an influencing catalyst which has resulted in effective forms of actions. Social media plays an important role in how we recognize and react to unforgettable, defining moments. Here are the 10 major events that were deeply affected by social media.

1. Presidential Election 2008

Twitter started its first election campaign of 2008 U.S. presidential election, where it was successfully integrated into President Obama. Millions of people on social media openly expressed their political view.

On social networks, Obama also held a clear lead, with 844,927 MySpace friends compared to McCain's 219,404. Just between November 3rd and November 4th, Obama gained over 10,000 new friends, while McCain only gained about 964. On Twitter, Obama gained 2865 new followers between the 3rd and 4th November, for a total of 118,107 followers, while John McCain's Twitter account only has a paltry 4942 followers in total.