The rise of social media sites has got some people wondering about how politics might/will play an important role in future elections. Some even think that the election will be online. Either way, what’s going to happen? Can these really exist on one platform?
The future will tell, but already political developers, AKA political enthusiasts, have started using social media to their advantage. Mike Davidson, a web/design consultant, dives into MySpace and Facebook quite often. One of his interns, even created a facebook widget, “I Voted for Al Gore.” Whether fake or not, there’s no stopping politicians from creating widgets like these on MySpace and Facebook.
What does this mean? It means that Social Media is changing how users receive their content, either through RSS feeds, widgets, social media sites, users/voters are evolving. Politicians need to evolve as well. Here’s where the power of ONE really kicks into gear. Have one person add the widget and before you know it thousands of users will have it on their site.
Here’s some snapshots of the cool widget…
This is how you add the widget to your facebook…very easy!
Here’s what the end result looks like
