Comments on: Presidential Internet Campaigns Weak http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CarpetGuy http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-57644 CarpetGuy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:34:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-57644 As far as Wikipedia goes, I use it for reference, but the accuracy of what is found there varies. I feel it is a useful tool but it is NOT always true, so when using it, you need to do some fact checking. <em>CarpetGuy's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Opinionheadcom/~3/417508519/' rel="nofollow">Ronald Reagan: Tear down this wall: As I remember it!</a></em> As far as Wikipedia goes, I use it for reference, but the accuracy of what is found there varies. I feel it is a useful tool but it is NOT always true, so when using it, you need to do some fact checking.

CarpetGuy’s last blog post..Ronald Reagan: Tear down this wall: As I remember it!

]]> By: Eric Frenchman http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28825 Eric Frenchman Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:26:26 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28825 In the next few weeks, we'll take down eBay too! :-) Eric In the next few weeks, we’ll take down eBay too! :-)

Eric

]]> By: Fitness guy http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28739 Fitness guy Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:49:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28739 Good point Jordan...And, I have to believe that as much polling and research as the candidates do, they are well aware of the voting age of Wikipedia users and have probably already factored in the 18-24 yr old voting probabilites. Good point Jordan…And, I have to believe that as much polling and research as the candidates do, they are well aware of the voting age of Wikipedia users and have probably already factored in the 18-24 yr old voting probabilites.

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28698 Jordan McCollum Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:14:47 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28698 Definitely true. However, before we hold up Dean as a success story, we have to remember how his campaign ended. Yes, he raised funds online, but did it help him in the end? His story might ultimately be taken by candidates as a cautionary tale. Definitely true. However, before we hold up Dean as a success story, we have to remember how his campaign ended. Yes, he raised funds online, but did it help him in the end? His story might ultimately be taken by candidates as a cautionary tale.

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28696 Steven Bradley Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:55:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28696 Jordan, I think politicians tend to be conservative in the way they run their campaigns and most of the front runners will wait for someone else to show the value of campaigning online, while they continue with the tried and true. In 2004 Howard Dean showed you could raise money online. This time around more candidates have been raising funds online. No one's yet showed what can be accomplished through search and until someone does I think the candidates will be slow to respond. 4 years from now the situation may be different and let's face it the campaigns haven't really heated up yet. We have another 6 months or so before that happens. The candidates may still have something planned, but I expect to see it more the next time around. Someone in this election is probably paying attention to search and will maybe make some waves. The other candidates will notice and be more prepared 4 years from now. Jordan, I think politicians tend to be conservative in the way they run their campaigns and most of the front runners will wait for someone else to show the value of campaigning online, while they continue with the tried and true.

In 2004 Howard Dean showed you could raise money online. This time around more candidates have been raising funds online. No one’s yet showed what can be accomplished through search and until someone does I think the candidates will be slow to respond.

4 years from now the situation may be different and let’s face it the campaigns haven’t really heated up yet. We have another 6 months or so before that happens. The candidates may still have something planned, but I expect to see it more the next time around.

Someone in this election is probably paying attention to search and will maybe make some waves. The other candidates will notice and be more prepared 4 years from now.

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28693 Jordan McCollum Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28693 My statement is directly based on the study's findings about the age of people turning to Wikipedia ("61 percent of 18 to 24 year olds and 55 percent of 25 to 34 year olds seek answers on user-driven content sites such as blogs, YouTube and Wikipedia") and the well-established fact that voters aged 18-24 vote less frequently than any other group (less than 42% voted in 2004, while nearly 70% of other age groups voted). 25-34 year olds were second (less than 47%). The more I think about the study, the more that I'm not sure that "character" should be abandoned in favor of issues. The study's "issue-related" keywords were rather wide-ranging, including everything from "racism" to "social conservative" to "AIDS" to "DNC." Certainly not all of their keywords would even be appropriate for candidates to position themselves for, and many of them are more "character" keywords. My statement is directly based on the study’s findings about the age of people turning to Wikipedia (“61 percent of 18 to 24 year olds and 55 percent of 25 to 34 year olds seek answers on user-driven content sites such as blogs, YouTube and Wikipedia”) and the well-established fact that voters aged 18-24 vote less frequently than any other group (less than 42% voted in 2004, while nearly 70% of other age groups voted). 25-34 year olds were second (less than 47%).

The more I think about the study, the more that I’m not sure that “character” should be abandoned in favor of issues. The study’s “issue-related” keywords were rather wide-ranging, including everything from “racism” to “social conservative” to “AIDS” to “DNC.” Certainly not all of their keywords would even be appropriate for candidates to position themselves for, and many of them are more “character” keywords.

]]> By: Steven Tolliver http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html/comment-page-1#comment-28686 Steven Tolliver Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:40:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/07/presidential-internet-campaigns-weak.html#comment-28686 Wow, interesting stuff! "Wikipedia-informed voters probably won’t end up voting, if past trends hold true." - is that based on age correlation (young = wikipedia = doesn't vote)? But more importantly, this points to a possible opportunity for the candidate capable of becoming associated with an issue of importance to dissaffected voters, bridging the gap between candidates running on personality and people concerned about issues, and getting the people who don't normally vote to do so. The one person with the best positioning to do this, Al Gore, is also not running. He has obstensively stopped being a politician and become an issue-activist. Perhaps this is a model for future candidates: issues and page rank first, "character" second? Wow, interesting stuff!
“Wikipedia-informed voters probably won’t end up voting, if past trends hold true.” – is that based on age correlation (young = wikipedia = doesn’t vote)?

But more importantly, this points to a possible opportunity for the candidate capable of becoming associated with an issue of importance to dissaffected voters, bridging the gap between candidates running on personality and people concerned about issues, and getting the people who don’t normally vote to do so.

The one person with the best positioning to do this, Al Gore, is also not running. He has obstensively stopped being a politician and become an issue-activist. Perhaps this is a model for future candidates: issues and page rank first, “character” second?

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