Is having politicians on a social networking site necessarily a good thing? I'm wondering how facebook will affect their goal of promoting political activism. Besides, a true and active voter would look at the the candidates voting records and do more in-depth research than surf a facebook profile...right?
Facebook the Vote!
by Ezra Callahan 1:28am Friday, Sep 1
Facebook wants you...to make your voice heard this November. In the past if you happened upon Hillary Clinton or Arnold Schwarzenegger on Facebook, you'd have good reason to question the authenticity of the profile. If you search for them today, you're going to see something different.
We've now got about 1,600 profiles for candidates running for House and Senate seats and state governorships this November. These profiles are controlled by the politicians, so they can show you a side of themselves that you'd never see in TV spots or even on live debates.
Add candidates and campaign issues you support by going to the Election tab on the Edit Profile page.
We wanted to do something to increase the political voice of the people on Facebook, a group that tends to be on the younger side of the electorate and which is often underrepresented in Washington and state capitals. By bringing politicians to Facebook, you can engage with candidates on your turf, in ways that are familiar and meaningful to you. Where better for politicians to meet you guys than on the "series of tubes" where you spend so much time?...
Ezra Callahan is the product manager for this project.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Clinton is on facebook
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i don't know how many true and active voters there are anymore. we all seem to be too lazy to do our own research and take shortcuts from soundbites and parody sketches on the daily show.
i wonder if anyone has added clinton as their friend. they would be a total tool if they did.
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