Team Romney now endorsing Facebook and Youtube
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Sunday, March 4, 2007
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Candidates getting their name, and face, out there
WASHINGTON – Do you want to reach out to Mitt Romney? Just “poke” him.
Facebook.com, a popular Web site originally used by college students to track photos, profiles and the latest buzz about their inner ring of friends, is now used by Web-savvy presidential candidates.
Romney recently became part of the Facebook crowd, posting lengthy profiles and photos in an election cycle when many presidential candidates are looking to the Web to reach out to supporters.
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Facebook.com, a popular Web site originally used by college students to track photos, profiles and the latest buzz about their inner ring of friends, is now used by Web-savvy presidential candidates.
Romney recently became part of the Facebook crowd, posting lengthy profiles and photos in an election cycle when many presidential candidates are looking to the Web to reach out to supporters.
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
UC Merced student president uses Internet rally for Obama
The presidential election may be more than a year-and-a-half away, but Josh Franco already knows whom he wants in the Oval Office.
Franco, 21, was recently appointed as the statewide coordinator of Students for Barack Obama, a political action committee with approximately 80 chapters at universities nationwide.
He discovered the organization on Facebook, one of the Internet's largest social networking sites which currently has nearly 17 million registered users, according to the Associated Press.
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Franco, 21, was recently appointed as the statewide coordinator of Students for Barack Obama, a political action committee with approximately 80 chapters at universities nationwide.
He discovered the organization on Facebook, one of the Internet's largest social networking sites which currently has nearly 17 million registered users, according to the Associated Press.
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Local campaigns move to Facebook, MySpace
Peter Clerkin was curious.
Clerkin, former campaign director of the Hayhurst for Congress campaign, created “Draft Hayhurst,” a group on Facebook.com that urged voters to encourage City Councilman Tom Hayhurst, D-4th District, to run for mayor.
Hayhurst ran unsuccessfully for the 3rd District congressional seat in November.
Clerkin, 26, said the group was not a serious attempt to persuade Hayhurst to run for office, but was an experiment to gauge the effectiveness of a political group on Facebook, a social-networking site best known for connecting college students. The group was only up one day, but attracted about 80 members before Clerkin was informed Hayhurst had no intention of running and took down the group. Still, he said he will most likely include a group in the campaign strategy of the next candidate he works for.
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Clerkin, former campaign director of the Hayhurst for Congress campaign, created “Draft Hayhurst,” a group on Facebook.com that urged voters to encourage City Councilman Tom Hayhurst, D-4th District, to run for mayor.
Hayhurst ran unsuccessfully for the 3rd District congressional seat in November.
Clerkin, 26, said the group was not a serious attempt to persuade Hayhurst to run for office, but was an experiment to gauge the effectiveness of a political group on Facebook, a social-networking site best known for connecting college students. The group was only up one day, but attracted about 80 members before Clerkin was informed Hayhurst had no intention of running and took down the group. Still, he said he will most likely include a group in the campaign strategy of the next candidate he works for.
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UC Merced student president uses Internet rally for Obama
The presidential election may be more than a year-and-a-half away, but Josh Franco already knows whom he wants in the Oval Office.
Franco, 21, was recently appointed as the statewide coordinator of Students for Barack Obama, a political action committee with approximately 80 chapters at universities nationwide.
He discovered the organization on Facebook, one of the Internet's largest social networking sites which currently has nearly 17 million registered users, according to the Associated Press.
Read More
Franco, 21, was recently appointed as the statewide coordinator of Students for Barack Obama, a political action committee with approximately 80 chapters at universities nationwide.
He discovered the organization on Facebook, one of the Internet's largest social networking sites which currently has nearly 17 million registered users, according to the Associated Press.
Read More
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Obama: Darling of Facebook
Late on the day that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee, Farouk Olu Aregbe logged on to Facebook.com, the popular online community where college students post profiles, share photos and blog. On a whim he created a group called “One Million Strong for Barack.”
“I remember thinking, there’s got to be more supporters out there,” said Farouk, 26, who advises student government at the University at Missouri at Columbia.
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“I remember thinking, there’s got to be more supporters out there,” said Farouk, 26, who advises student government at the University at Missouri at Columbia.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Poke your president!
It used to be the most cliched topic for an opinions column, but something is now different about Facebook: It has come of age as a political force. And it seems the excitement and energy inspired by one man - Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. - has led the way.
Facebook received national attention over the weekend in a Saturday article in The Washington Post that illustrated Obama's popularity in the Facebook community. A little over a month ago, the group "Barack Obama (One Million Strong for Barack)" was created with the hope of finding one million members by May 10, 2007.
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Facebook received national attention over the weekend in a Saturday article in The Washington Post that illustrated Obama's popularity in the Facebook community. A little over a month ago, the group "Barack Obama (One Million Strong for Barack)" was created with the hope of finding one million members by May 10, 2007.
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Presidential candidates ramp up web presence dramatically
WASHINGTON — Day one for presidential campaigns used to be a hay barn in Iowa or an over-stuffed couch in New Hampshire.
But this year, even before many of the 2008 presidential hopefuls hit the trail in earnest, they are networking with high-profile bloggers and cadres of eager college students with sprawling online social networks.
These web political junkies and "netroots" activists will be the field generals for a new type of presidential campaign, and the most web-savvy candidates have tailored their campaign sites to meet the needs of the new generation.
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But this year, even before many of the 2008 presidential hopefuls hit the trail in earnest, they are networking with high-profile bloggers and cadres of eager college students with sprawling online social networks.
These web political junkies and "netroots" activists will be the field generals for a new type of presidential campaign, and the most web-savvy candidates have tailored their campaign sites to meet the needs of the new generation.
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The MySpace Primary
WASHINGTON - The Internet has emerged as a key battleground in the nascent 2008 presidential contest, earning a place alongside hotspots like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.
Call it the MySpace Primary.
Democratic and Republican candidates are pouring more resources than ever into reaching voters, organizing supporters and raising money online, transforming the way presidential campaigns are waged.
"We're entering a different era of political communication, and no one is an expert at it yet. The velocity of change is extraordinary," said Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democrat Network, a group that teaches candidates to harness the Web. "Everyone is experimenting online, because we don't know yet what will work."
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Call it the MySpace Primary.
Democratic and Republican candidates are pouring more resources than ever into reaching voters, organizing supporters and raising money online, transforming the way presidential campaigns are waged.
"We're entering a different era of political communication, and no one is an expert at it yet. The velocity of change is extraordinary," said Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democrat Network, a group that teaches candidates to harness the Web. "Everyone is experimenting online, because we don't know yet what will work."
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2008: Candidates weave the Web
WASHINGTON -- Call it the MySpace Primary. The Internet has emerged as a key battleground in the nascent 2008 presidential contest.
Democratic and Republican candidates are pouring more resources than ever into reaching voters, organizing supporters and raising money online, transforming the way presidential campaigns are waged.
"We're entering a different era of political communication, and no one is an expert at it yet. The velocity of change is extraordinary," said Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democrat Network, a group that teaches candidates to harness the Web. "Everyone is experimenting online, because we don't know yet what will work."
Read More
Democratic and Republican candidates are pouring more resources than ever into reaching voters, organizing supporters and raising money online, transforming the way presidential campaigns are waged.
"We're entering a different era of political communication, and no one is an expert at it yet. The velocity of change is extraordinary," said Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democrat Network, a group that teaches candidates to harness the Web. "Everyone is experimenting online, because we don't know yet what will work."
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Candidates seize Facebook to reach Internet generation
As the 2008 Presidential campaign is underway, major political players have chosen Facebook as a campaign battleground.
Presidential candidates, such as Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barak Obama and Mitt Romney, are seizing new political opportunities for social networking in Facebook's Internet community to "befriend" younger voters.
By simply searching some of these names on the Web site, members can "poke" Rudy Giuliani, read personal announcements from Barack Obama's "notes" or read up on Mitt Romney's favorite inspirational quotes.
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Social Networking Specific Content
I would really like to see the Candidates start creating content specifically for Myspace and Facebook. It seems like most of the content shared on these networks is just recycled press releases, or footage on YouTube from their last TV appearance.
Some Ideas
-30 second candidate web promos made specifically for Myspace/Facebook.
-A Myspace or Facebook Challenge like Create your own Candidate 2008 video/banner promo. Winner gets the video featured on the Candidate's Myspace/Facebook.
-Behind the Scenes blogging(Myspace/Facebook). It would focus not so much on the issues but more of a behind the scenes look at the campaign. A documentary of the campaign experience, or what it's like to work or be an intern on the Campaign. Etc.
Some Ideas
-30 second candidate web promos made specifically for Myspace/Facebook.
-A Myspace or Facebook Challenge like Create your own Candidate 2008 video/banner promo. Winner gets the video featured on the Candidate's Myspace/Facebook.
-Behind the Scenes blogging(Myspace/Facebook). It would focus not so much on the issues but more of a behind the scenes look at the campaign. A documentary of the campaign experience, or what it's like to work or be an intern on the Campaign. Etc.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sam Brownback declares his candidacy but how does he rank online?
Online Connectivity Report Card
Website - www.brownback.com
Negatives
-No RSS Feeds to the News
-Only 2 Videos (which load slowly)
-No Links Section
-No Media Pictures
Positives
-Easy to Navigate
-Easy to Contribute Money
-Easy to Join the Mailing List
Social Networks
Myspace
Only 704 friends and the Brownback Myspace profile doesnt show up properly on my browser.
2,613 friends and currently very active. Run by the Students for Sam Brownback Organization. The Brownback campaign should just hire the www.studentsforbrownback.org/ to promote, recruit & organize the College Students.
No Friendster
No Hi5
No Livejournal
No Tagworld
No Bebo
Overall his online presence is pretty weak. If he is serious about running for President he is going to have to revamp his internet strategy.
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