I want to elaborate on the first function of a candidate's website using Arnold Shwarzenneger's website for the governor of California. His website has many features that lure younger generations through social networking sites like Twitter pages, YouTube clips, and even a Facebook page and group that keep people involved with Arnold's issues. By offering these features it makes it even more convient to be involved with issues and policies that arise in politics. Blogs are rather new ways of political support that keep the more computer savvy users involved and drawing a line between older generations. Having blogs and other multi media also just makes the site overall more interesting for users that want to get involved. I think that it is a good approach to possess because the younger voters are going to become more active in the next couple years which could possibly keep Shwarzenegger in office longer.
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I think that future campaings will contain more and more internet and social networking features. Let's face it the internet has changed the way that the world communicates. I think that Obama's campaign will be the way that most are done. His included social sites, internet and many other tools that the younger generations in America use. In order to connect with everyone else political figures need to understand how to communicate effectively. I think this is the way that future campaigns will be done.
ReplyDeleteI like your decision to talk about Arnold Shwarzenneger. I think he is a great example of gaining the younger voting population's interest. is use of social networking and blogs support his attempt to gain our interest. Since the vast majority of the voting population is younger people (18-35), his strategy to appeal to this generation is smart. I agree with you that him doing this will keep him in office for a long time. If I lived in California, I would probably vote for him.
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