Youtube and politics mashup… yes it’s true…

Posted on March 6, 2007
Filed Under Democracy, Other, web 2.0 news |

You probably remember our politics and Web 2.0. At that time we suggested that Web 2.0 has already “invaded” politics. An it seems that it is absolutely true.

Today you could have a look at You Choose ‘08. That’s something recently invented by Youtube and I think it will become popular soon. Are you curious to know what is this project about. That’s how the BlogHerald describes it:
“YouTube You Choose â€˜08 is a centralized hub of candidate-created Channels that feature campaign videos, speeches, informal chats, behind-the-scenes footage and more. In addition, YouTube You Choose 2008 provides a platform for people to engage in dialogue with candidates and each other through the use of community features such as video responses, text comments and ratings.

Presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) are among those who have embraced YouTube as a new way to interact with an influential online audience”.

It’s hard to predict whether or not this project will have any impact on elections, but I sugges visiting it anyway.