Peter writes...
Do you have an announcement to make? Don't rely on the middlemen, say it direct. Put the source in the public domain.
I don't know if Hillary Clinton is the first Presidential nominee to use the internet to announce the intention to run, but this is increasingly the way of politics. You can see evidence of this over here in the UK and, most notably, through Al Gore.
Does anyone else have any good examples of 'politics direct'?
2 comments:
Well, we could talk about David Camerons foray into the world of web2.0 with his Webcameron website, but I've covered that here - http://justonething.typepad.com/justonething/2006/10/the_bastardisat.html
Having riled against him a little in that post, I still think I admire Cameron for having a go at this, but perhaps the US again points to a different/better way?
More recently, Senator John Edwards has also thrown his hat into the ' 08 Presidential ring. He's also hooked up with a few well known bloggers/vloggers such as Robert Scoble and Chuck Olsen who have been covering his campaign as they travel with him...on his campaign plane no less.
During their trips they are blogging and uploading video to YouTube...Olsens reasoning for being involved?
From Olsens blog, Blogumentary:
"This interview definitely helps put a human face on a presidential candidate. Edwards' town hall meetings, blogger meetups, and interviews like this are all part of his 21st century whistlestop tour. We've had 40+ years of broadcast politics. The campaigns of Dean and now Edwards really harken back to that old concept of engaging people one-by-one, all around the country.
Whatever their political persuasion, their inclusion and blogging is pushing the disintermediation of the traditional channels just that little bit further.
Bring it on.
PC.
And now, see also ...
http://www.barackobama.com/tv/
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