Comments on: Obama ad could revolutionize political advertising

By: shanebertou

shanebertou — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:39:41 +0000

Ha! Thanks a million. What a faux pas on my part!

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:12:33 +0000

Quick correction. The Novel “1984″ was written by George Orwell not Orson Wells.

By: shanebertou

shanebertou — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:35:35 +0000

Gary, thanks for stopping by. That ExpertVoter.org website is a fascinating concept. Thanks for the heads up, I may have to post a blog about that site to let others know about it.

I share Josh’s concerns over the future of the internet. It’s a powerful tool, and a great thing for the cause of democracy like Gary stated.

It’s when the feds start doing things like asking Google for our internet search records that I get a little, shall we say… concerned.

By: gary

gary — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:22:30 +0000

Here’s another take on YouTube campaign videos…

http://www.ExpertVoter.org

Not as funny as the Hillary video, but far more informative. In reply to JoshWay, the internet is the best thing that ever happened to democracy.

gary

By: JoshWay

JoshWay — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:02:01 +0000

While this particular ad is kind of forgettable, I agree that this will change everything – and not necessarily for the best. It’s great that the grassroots finally have access to media tools and a global audience. But once the force of this is felt in the political realm, it will be only a matter of time before politicians become determined to regulate it.

I think the freedom of expression online will become a huge issue. Forget about people posting copyrighted clips online. If “campaign finance”-obsessed politicians have their way, you won’t be allowed to post your own ideas. I hope I’m wrong. I hope the net stays free. But I have no doubt powerful people will try to reign it in.

(On the lighter side, clowns!)