As I reflect back on the last year worth of politicing for the Presidency, I can't help but think about how the Internet played such a big role. We continue to talk about how the uses of the Internet have changed over the last 2 years but how it changed this election is amazing to me. Even though I saw the same bombardment of television ads as previous campaigns I couldn't go on the Internet without seeing an Obama banner ad or article about his campaign.
Looking at how the Obama campaign targeted the youth is a great lesson in social media. They looked at where thier "consumers" were and went to them. The campaign gave the voters a forum to voice their opinions and they listened. I couldn't go to a social networking site without seeing someone write something about Obama or his campaign.
When I registered to vote almost 20 years ago never did I think this was where campaigns and elections would end up. Future politicians and political parties need to step back and take a look at what has been accomplished and learn from our next Presidents campaign. If you don't make changes you will get left in the microdust.
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