Today's political candidates and their campaigns must be techno-savvy.
Last night I got a phone call from my congresswoman explaining that she was conducting a live townhall meeting and asking me to please stay on the line so I could participate in the event. I really didn't have time, but I was tempted to see how it works.
John McCain's website includes the candidate's blog and "McCain Space Community" where you can sign up for your own site. The senator encourages his supporters to "get the word out" by posting on social networks.
Meanwhile Senator Barack Obama's website has "Obama Everywhere" with links to facebook, my space, you tube, flickr, digg, twitter, eventful, linkedin, BlackPlanet, Faithbase, Eons, Glee, MiGente, MyBatanga, AsianAve, and DNC Partybuilder. You can sign up for text messages from him and even download ringtones with Obama greetings in which you hear the phone ring and then, "Hello, this is Barack Obama......"
Candidates at all levels of govenment can interact with their would-be constituents through blogs and websites. Technology and Web 2.0 is changing the political landscape. Informed citizens must be techno-savvy, too. And there-in lies another reason for teaching students to use technology in school.
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Very amusing post, Karen. I appreciate that you touched on both canidates, most people would focus only on the canidate they support the most.
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