Comments on: Seven Things about Online Politics We Can Learn from Barack Obama and the 2008 Primary Season http://www.epolitics.com/2008/06/22/seven-things-about-online-politics-we-can-learn-from-barack-obama-and-the-2008-primary-season/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: » Internet Rhetoric - Obama’s highs and lows Ad Rhetorica: The rhetorical tactics of the world, explained. http://www.epolitics.com/2008/06/22/seven-things-about-online-politics-we-can-learn-from-barack-obama-and-the-2008-primary-season/#comment-334428 » Internet Rhetoric - Obama’s highs and lows Ad Rhetorica: The rhetorical tactics of the world, explained. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:55:28 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2008/06/22/seven-things-about-online-politics-we-can-learn-from-barack-obama-and-the-2008-primary-season/#comment-334428 [...] E.politics points out seven things that can be learned from Obama’s journey through the primaries, the biggest of these being that we live in a social media world, whether one likes it or not. However, that may not neccesarily be a good thing: Before we crown Barack Obama the King of internet Politics, let’s ask him how he feels about all those Reverend Wright YouTube clips scattered at the base of his throne. Sure, the Democratic nominee-to-be benefited from the ‘net in significant and almost certainly decisive ways, but he also got kicked around plenty online. Just about every candidate suffered similarly, from the anti-Hillary “1984″ ad and the John Edwards haircut video to that great footage of Rudy Giuliani in a dress. [...] [...] E.politics points out seven things that can be learned from Obama’s journey through the primaries, the biggest of these being that we live in a social media world, whether one likes it or not. However, that may not neccesarily be a good thing: Before we crown Barack Obama the King of internet Politics, let’s ask him how he feels about all those Reverend Wright YouTube clips scattered at the base of his throne. Sure, the Democratic nominee-to-be benefited from the ‘net in significant and almost certainly decisive ways, but he also got kicked around plenty online. Just about every candidate suffered similarly, from the anti-Hillary “1984″ ad and the John Edwards haircut video to that great footage of Rudy Giuliani in a dress. [...]

]]> By: Alison Byrne Fields http://www.epolitics.com/2008/06/22/seven-things-about-online-politics-we-can-learn-from-barack-obama-and-the-2008-primary-season/#comment-334027 Alison Byrne Fields Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:51:28 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2008/06/22/seven-things-about-online-politics-we-can-learn-from-barack-obama-and-the-2008-primary-season/#comment-334027 How about social media finally gave campaigns the ROI to bother investing in reaching out to young people? If we were still operating in a solely television media political world, Obama would not have purchased expensive media time on shows targeting 18-24 year olds because we know those lazy good for nothing apathetic things don't vote (sarcasm) and he wouldn't have the support of young people that he does. How about social media finally gave campaigns the ROI to bother investing in reaching out to young people?

If we were still operating in a solely television media political world, Obama would not have purchased expensive media time on shows targeting 18-24 year olds because we know those lazy good for nothing apathetic things don’t vote (sarcasm) and he wouldn’t have the support of young people that he does.

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