Week 8 Internet and Politics

No doubt the internet played a huge role in ensuring Obama's success in the recent elections happening in the US, and surveys have shown that Americans are turning to the internet as another outlet of politics.

It is not surprising at this, as many people, and previous posts have advocated that Internet is all-too-popular now and any updates will be online before any other form of media, except live broadcast of course...

Because of its scope and availability, citizens are able to participate more in the campaigns and elections. Given that the U.S is a huge country by itself, internet certainly helps brings people together and for candidates to reach out to more people while being in another place.

Unlike U.S, Singapore is fairly small. But certainly if internet were to be a medium in which politics are populated through, participants will increase and a more successful campaign can be obtained. Likewise, other factors like cost can be reduced greatly. Low-cost and wide target, which candidate wouldn't want that?

YouTube, forums, government websites are all examples of internet sources that candidates can make use to reach out.

They say Theodore Roosevelt was the first Media President.

Now they are saying that Obama is the first Social Media President.