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Will Social Networks Impact The Election?
Todd Zeigler and the Bivings Report led me to an interesting post by Sanford Dickert on his Political Gastronomica site about “the seeming lack of impact social networks have truly had on the 2008 elections so far” (as Zeigler puts it).Discussing the question: Will social networks impact the 2008 presidential election, Dickert writes:
I was asked [...]
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By speaking of trolling – this shows how it can an become an excuse to evade any form of discussion: ‘Romney snubs YouTube debate, Says average people aren’t “respectful” enough’
Though in this case it seems he’s not willing to participate because the questions from the people might not further his agenda. Damn electorate!
Avoid Missing Vicious Volley For Presidency
Newsgames are the new black: After the NY Times now CNN enters the field of games commenting on the political landscape by releasing Presidential Pong. Return the verbal ball in a vicious rhetoric duel with your opponent, answer his attacks and sweep him off the political stage. While the game itself might have lost some [...]
Blog Campaigning: Introduction
Introduction
“We’re entering a different era of political communication, and no one is an expert at it yet. The velocity of change is extraordinary. Everyone is experimenting online, because we don’t know yet what will work” (Rosenberg in Mussenden 2007)
The landscape of political communication is changing rapidly. “Technology has changed the way people interact with one [...]
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More on the impact of the web on the 2008 election
“Whether announcing their candidacy online or rueing the release of revealing video clips, no contender for the White House in 2008 can ignore the power of the internet”, writes, Laura Smith-Spark of BBC.
“Barely a week goes by without a political story breaking on a blog or social networking site like YouTube and MySpace”.
We know this [...]
Jonathan Rick: Which Candidates Are Holding Conference Calls with Bloggers?
Jonathan Rick of No Straw Men is examining Which Candidates (Presidential) Are Holding Conference Calls with Bloggers?. His project (compiling a chart of which presidential candidates are holding conference calls with bloggers) is under development and is a collaborative process. If you happen to know anything about this, head to Rick’s blog and help him [...]
Presidential Candidates’ Attitudes Towards Digital Games
So we have seen that digital games would be an ideal vehicle to convey political messages and explain policies. But what do the presidential candidates think about a medium that is already shaping the imagination of a generation?
A lame start with Barack Obama: As much as he’s campaigning in all the of virtual spaces that [...]
Obama’s MySpace handling – How to control a voter-generated campaign
Many of you should by now be familiar with the problems Barack Obama has experienced in regards to his MySpace profile.
If not, here’s the short version – The full version can be read over at TechPresident, Mydd, or MTV, or you can watch Anthony speak about the incident in person via phone here:
In November 2004, [...]
Young Bloggers on the Front Line of Presidential Campaigns
MTV.com, yes, you got that right, MTV, as in the useless music channel, features an interesting interview with, Stephen Smith, Director of online communications for the Romney campaign, and Sam Graham-Felsen, Blogger for the Obama campaign, this week. In the interview Smith and Graham-Felsen are sharing some of their experiences with the campaigns so far [...]
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