Bigbro's foray into the scary world of blogging
Kevin Lyda has been trying to bring 'Democrats Abroad' and ex-pat American's right to vote to the fore here in Ireland. Today, he went through some of the ways in which the internet and technology has changed the way political campaigning happens in the US.
The internet allows ordinary people to advertise, campaign and interwork in a way that was previously difficult, expensive or impossible. Virtual call centres can be managed, allowing volunteers to cold-call people from their homes instead of having to drive to a call centre. Blogs allow anyone, not just the professional lobbyists and political consultants, to make their opinions (political or otherwise) heard.
There is a risk that anonimity will allow fake or smear type campaigns, with little risk of being able to penalise the culprit.
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