Facebook
One of the biggest use of internet these days, as I’m sure most of you would agree, would be Youtube and Facebook. According to Ibrahem(2010), a survey conducted by Retrevo.com Internet users, 48% of users log on to facebook and twitter after going to bed at night, and the poll also indicates that about 42% of their follow-up friction and facebook the first thing they do in the morning, there are even 8% that are doing it after waking up from sleep.
One of the biggest use of internet these days, as I’m sure most of you would agree, would be Youtube and Facebook. According to Ibrahem(2010), a survey conducted by Retrevo.com Internet users, 48% of users log on to facebook and twitter after going to bed at night, and the poll also indicates that about 42% of their follow-up friction and facebook the first thing they do in the morning, there are even 8% that are doing it after waking up from sleep.
All these popular new forms of media makes a great idea for the Obama 2008 Election Campaign Group, as we all know the landslide victory is much attributed to creative campaigning, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.
A good news article that illustrates this point would be Fraser (2008) USNEWS reporting on Obama’s online campaigning.
Examples of Obama campaign :
Youtube
Of course there are issues that rise through this new trend, one of them would be the annonymous comments anyone can make through the process of campaigning for example
annonymous hater abusing the media
But obviously, that's free speech, and the benefits of this new form of media is so obvious that some slight abuse can't compare, just look at Obama's approval rating (before the health care bill ;( though ).
Reference List:
Ibrahem, B (2010), A survey on users of Facebook and Twitter, Online, viewed 18th April 2010
Fraser, M (2008), Barack Obama and the Facebook Election, Online, viewed 18th April 2010 http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/11/19/barack-obama-and-the-facebook-election.html
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