Lecture by Mike Kent
Similarities between Kevin Rudd (Kevin 07) and Barrack Obama, using the Internet for their election.
Link refered to in the lecture:
The Election Downfall
Interestingly the video was taken down due to allegations of copyright breach, but put back on a few days later as it falls under satire.
Like with many other things, the Internet as we know it today provides a many-to-many rather than a one-to-many communication. About journalism, Internet users share opinions upon stories or add/contribute to topics (citizen journalism), either supporting credibility or undermining it (Gatewatching). In politics there are similarities: Voters are engaged in opinion making, discussions and commenting on what the actual politican has to say, e.g. #election on Twitter. Citizen journalists use basically every possible means of media available on the Internet to put their activities forward (YouTube, Flickr, Blogs, Twitter...).
Very short and sweet (0:26) explanation on Citizen Journalism.
An example of putting a picture right (after false evidence has been given):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/apr/08/ian-tomlinson-death-video-twitter
Statement: The Obama election was funded through an enormous number of people donating a small amount of money ratherthan a few rich people donating the major amount.
Comment: Thinking about this fact (I had no idea of), Obama must have been the man of the people rather than the puppet of a few influential people trying to buy influence by donating. I wonder if he was/is aware of this. As it seems, more and more US Americans are turning their back on him as he doesn't seem to come up with reform quickly enough. I also wonder why this is the case. Compared to his predecessors he must be unusually free from pressure from the lobbyists and the force of peope who would have bought him with their money during election.
Obama Girl singing Crush on Obama (not controlled by the election administration) watched over 19,000,000 times as of 21 September 2010. Cannot see anything controversal about it. It definitely supports Obama.
Flashmob Activity:
'Target ain't people so why should it be that they can play around with our democracy?'
This video was posted on YouTube by the MoveOn Organisation. It is a protest against the US American supreme court rule that corporations can spend unlimited money on elections. In July the Gouvernour of Minnesota (claimed to be anti-gay and anti-worker) was given $ 150,000.- by Target.
Anyway, it would have been helpful to get some evidence for these claims.(Reference anybody?)
Comment on the Slide, What Happened to Social Media?
I think nothing has happened to Social Media. It is still up and running. The way that politicians used it during the election campaign and then not using it at all afterwards tells me that they were told to be funky and cool by using all this new media stuff, but they didn't understand the impact it has, when used properly. Definitely not using it properly is to just let it go, after election. To me it feels like, 'great, dear voters, that you bought the coolness and voted. Now back to bed and see you in three years time...' I think that is a massive let down for the people who supported these candidates during election.
New Players on the political stage:
MoveOn.Org
GetUp.Org.Au (350,000 members - more than all political parties put together)
The Teaparty is a new movement from the US, decentralised Internet enables movement (no actual website)
Funny: Taiwanese educational video on the Australian election:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ_s6V1Kv6A
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