Much has been said about the 2008 presidential race already. One of the frequent topics is the utilization of the Internet by candidates. I have gone through a number of major candidates websites and I must say that they are simply fantastic
With these website more people than ever before will know more about these candidates and their experience (or lack of). It seems to me that the candidates (public relations people) have taken a page out of the myspace / youtube book in creating these websites. Most of these websites give their users the ability to customize their “own” page, find other supporters, write a blog (cough), find events, and of course contribute money.
The best feature of these websites was the videos. On Sen. Barack Obama’s website www.barackobama.com you can watch all sorts of videos about the candidate, including his momentous (some say historic) announcement from Springfield, IL last week. Sen. John McCain’s website www.exploremccain.com (he has yet to announce his candidacy) has recently amped up its appearance from a barebones website to a more content rich site including various videos and information about the Senator.
Out of all of the websites I personally liked Sen. Obama’s the best, but Sen. McCain’s was a close second. Hey, how’s this sound: McCain/Obama 08’? They would really be crossing the aisle! OK, fine I’ll stop dreaming.
With these website more people than ever before will know more about these candidates and their experience (or lack of). It seems to me that the candidates (public relations people) have taken a page out of the myspace / youtube book in creating these websites. Most of these websites give their users the ability to customize their “own” page, find other supporters, write a blog (cough), find events, and of course contribute money.
The best feature of these websites was the videos. On Sen. Barack Obama’s website www.barackobama.com you can watch all sorts of videos about the candidate, including his momentous (some say historic) announcement from Springfield, IL last week. Sen. John McCain’s website www.exploremccain.com (he has yet to announce his candidacy) has recently amped up its appearance from a barebones website to a more content rich site including various videos and information about the Senator.
Out of all of the websites I personally liked Sen. Obama’s the best, but Sen. McCain’s was a close second. Hey, how’s this sound: McCain/Obama 08’? They would really be crossing the aisle! OK, fine I’ll stop dreaming.
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Obama's is a good site. I was also surprised by Tom Vilsack's page. I saw him on Leno...
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