03-22-2007, 12:19 PM
Quote:MySpace introduced a portal featuring presidential candidate-created profiles as well as voter-registration tools, job listings, videos, "friends" pages and other political content. The company is calling the portal "The Impact Channel," and expects it to play a major role in the 2008 U.S. presidential election...
The interactivity of The Impact Channel makes it more akin to the ubiquitous "town meetings" that occur during every election where candidates meet, greet and otherwise schmooze prospective voters, Germany told TechNewsWorld.
"My first thoughts about this were, in past presidential campaigns, political candidates used to go where the people were, like state fairs or the diner in town," said Germany. Candidates will go wherever they need to go to encounter voters, including the Web for virtual encounters. "We are seeing more and more people hanging out and spending their free time online," she noted...
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