Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

Obama’s Tools of Internet Domination

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

The three main sites used by Barack Obama include Facebook, myBO and WhiteHouse.gov. Facebook and myBO were extremely important during the campaign, but now that the presidency is secured, WhiteHouse.gov is of primary importance. That said, the Facebook account is still gathering supporters, and is still used as a medium to reach internet users. Links to videos hosted by YouTube are often posted on both Facebook and WhiteHouse.gov. myBO is currently being used to rally support for health reform and other topics, but it will probably not resume its previous levels of frenzied activity until the next election comes along. (more…)

The Impact of the Internet on the US Election

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Barack Obama swept to power in the 2008 presidential election of the US in 2008, on a wave of support greatly supported by the internet.

It’s difficult to predict how politics will evolve, now that Barack Obama’s successful campaign for presidency has proven the power of a sprawling online network, but he already has many imitators.

And not content to rest on his laurels, Obama has taken the lessons learned from his rise to power and begun to apply them to government internet strategy too. (more…)