Comments on: The Social Media Political Campaign http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/03/the-social-media-political-campaign/ The Design of Engagement Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:05:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Political Activity Law · Social Media and Political Campaigns http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/03/the-social-media-political-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Political Activity Law · Social Media and Political Campaigns Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:31:26 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=181#comment-68 [...] Drapeau wrote this interesting post about new media and political campaigns.  His conclusion:  Candidates need [...] [...] Drapeau wrote this interesting post about new media and political campaigns.  His conclusion:  Candidates need [...]

]]> By: Justin Thorp http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/03/the-social-media-political-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Justin Thorp Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:31 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=181#comment-67 I think of social media like a set of kitchen knives. Yes they do help but you still have to have skill. Just having a good set of kitchen knives isn't going to make you a top chef. I don't think social media made Barack Obama win the election. Did it help yes. But there were 1000 other reasons which actually caused him to win. I think of social media like a set of kitchen knives. Yes they do help but you still have to have skill. Just having a good set of kitchen knives isn’t going to make you a top chef.

I don’t think social media made Barack Obama win the election. Did it help yes. But there were 1000 other reasons which actually caused him to win.

]]> By: Stephen Morris http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/03/the-social-media-political-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Stephen Morris Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:35:36 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=181#comment-66 It may be one that I'm involved with but at Politics4All.com we see the value of technology in politics. There is a growing disconnect between citizens, candidates, and groups. We're bringing these fractured entities together on one political mobilization platform. We call it the lifestream of politics. A place where the politically-minded user can learn about local, state, national, and world politics and issues that affect their lives. It may be one that I’m involved with but at Politics4All.com we see the value of technology in politics. There is a growing disconnect between citizens, candidates, and groups. We’re bringing these fractured entities together on one political mobilization platform. We call it the lifestream of politics. A place where the politically-minded user can learn about local, state, national, and world politics and issues that affect their lives.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/03/the-social-media-political-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Chris Heuer Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:09:40 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=181#comment-65 very true Mark - I like Adriel, and will be talking to him very soon (hopefully over Ritual Roasters or Blue Bottle) - but the fact that Twitter, Facebook, blogging and podcasting are just tools is lost on so many people who are enamored with the technology in the end, they are just new versions of pencils and megaphones, they can be used for good or bad or for moving people or boring them - its not the tools we choose, its who we are and how we use them that matters very true Mark – I like Adriel, and will be talking to him very soon (hopefully over Ritual Roasters or Blue Bottle) – but the fact that Twitter, Facebook, blogging and podcasting are just tools is lost on so many people who are enamored with the technology

in the end, they are just new versions of pencils and megaphones, they can be used for good or bad or for moving people or boring them – its not the tools we choose, its who we are and how we use them that matters

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