Obama’s online advantage

 

“An analysis found Obama has soared ahead of McCain by a wide margin in his successful penetration of Facebook, with a staggering 2.3 million supporters compared to McCain’s 620,000 fans.”

Online profiles and web 2.0 clients are becoming increasingly important in any event and there is good reason for it. People like to participate in things and the way of being interested and showing support is to get involved in the web 2.0 stuff. it means political candidates can get unprecedented coverage and support. They  can reinforce themselves personally because a lot of the web 2.0 stuff is very positive in how it operates but its power is not to be underestimated. A lot of people here are more likely to be online than watching TV or reading a newspaper. We listen to the radio and we go online because we want information and as we gather and share information we are all keeping in contact. There is plenty  of ideas exchange online and much of it is positive. Politically we are on the ball for this reason. We can get information around quickly and we can share views quickly…but it also means people can contact us quickly and get information out to us. We like to be a part of it and be included. It makes politics so much more interesting and no doubt helps politicians plan campaigns. I guess it would be interesting to know just how much it does impact on voting and I don’t know how you could verify that. Online opinions are not he same as being in the polling booth making that vital decision.

 

Obama’s online advantage – Technology – BrisbaneTimes – brisbanetimes.com.au