Social Networking

I think that social networking through Myspace and Facebook really effect politics. I think this is because if one person starts to tell their opinion, then a lot of other people will read about it. If a lot of people read what one person has to say, then their decision could be changed. It mostly just gets people involved and tell how they feel about things. It is a lot easier to tell how you feel online, because more people see what you have to say. I think that Myspace and Facebook would also get more people involved in politics because younger people are into these types of social networking.

As i read online about McCain and Obama using Facebook i learned a lot. I learned that both of them are using Facebook as a way to reach out to the fans and try to get more people on their side. The vice president candidates also have Facebook's. So far Obama is winning in the popularity on Facebook with 1.9 million supporters. McCain has 340,000 supporters. The reason i think this is because Obama has reached to the younger geberation and almost all of the younger generation has a Facebook.

I read an article about Obama and how he has control of the social networking. He is beating McCain on Facebook, Myspace, and YouTube views. Then I read another article about how McCain is now doing a lot better with social networking. It said that his Facebook supporters went up 15% in just one week. While Obamas Facebook supporters only went up 5.2%.

When Professor Troy Murphy came in to talk to our class he really taught me a lot about how the MiVote works. The MiVote is a very good way to get people out there to talk about how they feel about different subjects. People can go online to check out what people have to say, and anyone can make a video of their thoughts.