Comments on: The first web powered US election http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2008/10/30/the-first-web-powered-us-election/ chapter four - my 30s Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Cathy http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2008/10/30/the-first-web-powered-us-election/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Cathy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:45:43 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=142#comment-355 Yay we seem to be a pretty good predictor of the election, http://www.searchenginejournal.com/barack-obama-projected-winner-of-2008-election-by-yahoo/7975/ Yay we seem to be a pretty good predictor of the election,
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/barack-obama-projected-winner-of-2008-election-by-yahoo/7975/

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2008/10/30/the-first-web-powered-us-election/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Andrew Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:30:18 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=142#comment-348 I think my two favourite uses of the web in this election have been: <strong>The Talk</strong> - how to make sure your parents vote Obama http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/thetalk <strong>The Great Schlep</strong> - Sarah Silverman's thing on why it's cool to vote Obama if you're Jewish http://www.thegreatschlep.com/site/talking.html Both are genius - completely agree that Obama couldn't have got where he is without the internet. I think my two favourite uses of the web in this election have been:

The Talk – how to make sure your parents vote Obama
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/thetalk

The Great Schlep – Sarah Silverman’s thing on why it’s cool to vote Obama if you’re Jewish
http://www.thegreatschlep.com/site/talking.html

Both are genius – completely agree that Obama couldn’t have got where he is without the internet.

]]> By: karim kanji http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2008/10/30/the-first-web-powered-us-election/comment-page-1/#comment-346 karim kanji Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:29:54 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=142#comment-346 I don't think Obama could have gotten this far if he didn't raise almost $500 million in private donations. This is what has enabled him and the Democratic party to (among other things) create a savvy social media presence. The web, IMHO, is an extension of media as a whole. So, the impact it has had on outsiders is understandable. The impact in America? Interesting to see the studies in a few months, years. kk I don’t think Obama could have gotten this far if he didn’t raise almost $500 million in private donations. This is what has enabled him and the Democratic party to (among other things) create a savvy social media presence.

The web, IMHO, is an extension of media as a whole. So, the impact it has had on outsiders is understandable. The impact in America? Interesting to see the studies in a few months, years.

kk

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