Old game, new tools. Presidential candidates are taking advantage of social media tools. They know the way to reach out to younger voters is through Facebook, MySpace, texting and YouTube.
Barack Obama's facebook page has 1.6 million fans, where as John McCain's facebook page has 280,000 supporters. (That could possibly show you who the young vote is going to.)
Barack Obama's facebook page has 1.6 million fans, where as John McCain's facebook page has 280,000 supporters. (That could possibly show you who the young vote is going to.)
You can view speeches from all the candidates on YouTube. Barack Obamas DNC speed has been viewed close to 386,000 times, highlights from Governor Palins speech (one of my favorites) has been viewed over 58,000.
In the end, no matter how many Facebook supporters they have or how many times we have seen their speech, they need to get out the vote -- we need to get out and vote.
In the end, no matter how many Facebook supporters they have or how many times we have seen their speech, they need to get out the vote -- we need to get out and vote.
It will be interesting to see which candidates continue to keep up with their social media networks once the election process is over. Do they (politicians) really buy into these tools as a form of communication or are they just being used to get votes and money? They should use this form of media to engage their constituents year round rather than just at election time.
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