Comments on: Online Political Marketing

By: Internet Marketing for Politicians

Internet Marketing for Politicians — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:41:59 +0000

Well one thing is for certain. The Internet isn’t going anywhere and politicians are slowly adopting new ideas. Interesting that this post occurred in 2006. A lot has happened since then and like Glossalaliac’s post says, Barack has taken charge online. We’ll see where this leads.

By: Glossolaliac

Glossolaliac — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:49:21 +0000

Politicians aren’t avoiding the Internet - they’re just trying to figure out how to use it. If anything, Obama has built on what Dean started and has the best handle on internet campaigning right now.

That said, no one thinks Obama writes his own tweets, and it’s nearly impossible to be both authentic and effective as a political campaign on the web. Democracy runs up against message discipline, and the consultants still haven’t figured out which side ought to win.

By: zorba

zorba — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:53:56 +0000

hi
i have some plans to work with politc in my country (arab country)
i would like if you can help me to get my aims.

By: Dan Zarrella

Dan Zarrella — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:35:36 +0000

Yeah, that touches on the statement validator thing Larry Page said.
Of course, if the politico is willing to either stay true to his promises, or keep them vague, this isn’t a concern.
But yeah, I totally agree with you that for the majority of politicians this is nearly impossible.

By: Doug Karr

Doug Karr — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:26:30 +0000

I have heard, and it appears true, that politicians will continue to avoid the Internet because it will leave a solid trail of their promises and will put too much transparency in the equation. Blogging is already a factor - as politicians are now being accurately and inaccurately discussed on blogs. The last thing they want to do is provide irrefutable proof of their false promises!