The use of new technology in government is growing as shown by President-elect Barack Obama. Obama and his team have embraced the public every step of the way from the very beginning of his candidacy using new kinds of resources where he will be able to reach a whole new demographic of citizens with the [...]
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This year’s presidential candidates have embraced many of the new media outlets available online. For the first time ever, CNN and YouTube held Democratic and Republican debates back in July and November of 2007 that took advantage of people video mailing their questions via YouTube. The candidates were also encouraged to create YouTube ads that [...]
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This year Tom Volker is running for a seat on the borough council of Belmar, New Jersey. Tom is a 15-year resident of Belmar who currently owns the Inn at the Shore Bed and Breakfast.
Tom has worked to improve Belmar by involving himself with many of their groups and organizations. He is a trustee on the Belmar Historical Council and [...]
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A CNN article highlights the effects blogging has had on this year’s Democratic National Convention. Bloggers have come to the convention from all over the country, representing every group one could ever imagine. A “blogger’s lounge” has been set up where you can find a diverse group of people from a middle-aged father of three [...]
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C-SPAN isn’t particularly popular channel. To be honest most of the time it’s almost unwatchable. It is known for its 24/7 coverage of government and public affairs programming with viewers that are most likely to be middle-aged political science professors (and Cher). However, C-SPAN is trying to change its reputation with the launch of two [...]
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