MySpace Enters Politics!

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

MySpace Enters Politics

Community broadens online campaign activity by launching site devoted to U.S. presidential contest.

MySpace launched a U.S. presidential campaign site Monday, and it has the potential of reaching millions of people who don't otherwise go to political Web sites, one analyst said.

MySpace, a division of Fox Interactive Media Inc., launched MySpace Impact, featuring MySpace pages for 2008 presidential candidates.

Candidates with pages on MySpace Monday were Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton of New York; Barack Obama of Illinois; Joe Biden of Delaware; and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio; John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential candidate, along with Republicans Senator John McCain of Arizona; former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani; and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Libertarian Ron Paul also has a page.

MySpace hopes to play a "powerful role" in the 2008 elections, CEO Chris DeWolfe said in a statement. The site plans to give users easy-to-use information in a format they can relate to, he said.

MySpace, with 64.4 million unique visitors from the U.S. in February, has the potential to play a major role, said Andrew Lipsman, a senior analyst at ComScore Networks, a Web traffic measurement firm. MySpace users represented about 37 percent of all U.S. Internet users, he said.

In addition, people ages 18 to 24 remain the heaviest users of MySpace and the age group least likely to go to other political sites. "There's certainly the opportunity to drive new traffic to that channel ... because the site is so large," he said.

As of Monday afternoon, "friends" were already on board various candidate sites. For instance, Romney, McCain and Clinton each had more than 1,000 MySpace friends, while Obama had more than 68,000. Paul, also running for president, had about 350 friends. Giuliani's profile was set to "private" and so it could not be publicly seen.

The candidates themselves will have a hand in determining what traffic comes to the MySpace Impact site, he said. "The real test will be determined on how good the content is," he said.

MySpace will roll out an Impact-specific profile, which will allow candidates to use the network's first "viral" fund-raising tool, within weeks, MySpace said. MySpace will also host a series of online political events through the 2008 presidential elections.

Source: Here (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129987-c,currentevents/article.html)

Well, I'd say that politicians are taking this a bit too far.

[Pr0LiFiX]

What?! But MySpace, the site, is full of emos, girls with low self-esteem and people who are too stupid to reveal personal information. In other words, bratty, stuck-up teenagers! Now politicians? Oooooh, boy!

Something isn't right. *tisk tisk*

[USAF]

Thats definitely a good way to get younger people to vote

[Pr0LiFiX]

Thats definitely a good way to get younger people to vote
Well, yeah, I agree.

But not with MySpace.

70 percent of people on MySpace don't even know s*** about the candidates or politics, for that matter!

They just want to show pictures of themselves.

[SpaceMonkeyDave]

70 percent of people on MySpace don't even know s*** about the candidates or politics, for that matter!


hmm, i think thats the point

[mikewill57]

It's scary to think that myspace freaks are going to have a say in who runs this country. Yet another reason not to vote.

[SpaceMonkeyDave]

It's scary to think that myspace freaks are going to have a say in who runs this country. Yet another reason not to vote.

and so you have done exactly what they want you to do

the way i see it
the more people they put off voting, the more idiots they can get to vote for them
for example after reading this alot of people will go "pff how stupid, im not gonna vote for them"
and so the "reletivley smart people" are out of the equasion and not to be worried about

and so all the emo kids on myspace and just thick people in general will now get "sheep herded" to vote for someone
mighty and plentiful are the stupid

[mikewill57]

I've been put off voting since I could..not really any point in it. One vote does not make any difference so, I'll sit at home at sip on a Stella on election day.

[SpaceMonkeyDave]

I've been put off voting since I could..not really any point in it. One vote does not make any difference so, I'll sit at home at sip on a Stella on election day.

and so how many other people do the same thing?
if you dont want to vote for any of the candidates fine, just hand in a blank ballet form, your still voting because that then goes into the pile of "i dont think any of these guys are any good, get some new guys in" pile


admididdly sometimes i dont vote
but thats usually because i forget or just cant be bothered/not enough time running down to the voting place

but i dont "intend" not to vote if ya know what i mean

[mikewill57]

I know what you mean. I don't do it to be lazy, there just isn't anyone who's any different than the next guy. If that makes sense. I don't see the point in choosing one evil over another.

I'm sure there's a solid number of people who don't vote for the same reasons, a good deal who don't vote out of laziness, and an even larger number who vote based on what they have been force-fed by the media. I am generally speaking for younger generations but, it can be applied to all demographics. I refuse to let Bill O'Reilly or Jon Stewart tell me who I should vote for. Especially when each candidate is an *** with more cons than pros.

[SpaceMonkeyDave]

I know what you mean. I don't do it to be lazy, there just isn't anyone who's any different than the next guy. If that makes sense. I don't see the point in choosing one evil over another.

I'm sure there's a solid number of people who don't vote for the same reasons, a good deal who don't vote out of laziness, and an even larger number who vote based on what they have been force-fed by the media. I am generally speaking for younger generations but, it can be applied to all demographics. I refuse to let Bill O'Reilly or Jon Stewart tell me who I should vote for. Especially when each candidate is an *** with more cons than pros.

i see where you are coming from and good point, i proberbly wouldent vote either in that situation

i'd prob hand in a blank form if i could be bothered, but i wouldent have an urgent drive to get that task done so in all likelyhood i proberbly wouldent anyway

[mikewill57]

Yeah..maybe it's a bit different across the pond but, George W. and the rest aren't really that different, despite what Comedy Central says. That is a huge problem over here, kids take politics on a TV station called COMEDY CENTRAL. WTF!??!

[SpaceMonkeyDave]

Yeah..maybe it's a bit different across the pond but, George W. and the rest aren't really that different, despite what Comedy Central says. That is a huge problem over here, kids take politics on a TV station called COMEDY CENTRAL. WTF!??!

its not all that shiney here either
tony blair has false promosis, another party totally bums off keeping the enviroment clean and the other ones well, their just backstabbie and *****y to the other two so i dont tend to listen to them

its like a damn school popularity contest or something

[mikewill57]

HAHA!! Yeah, here everyone blames W. No one cares about the environment, and everybody is totally against gay marriage. I mean, who really cares? There are far better things people could worry about than that.

[netbevit]

The reason a single vote usually has no bearing is because the majority vote doesn't matter. The Electoral College in America is going to vote for who they want to vote regardless of the decisions made by the common people. Though I feel it is a very solid system and has worked for hundreds of years thus far, I still feel it has its flaws, obviously.

[mikewill57]

^Living in a solid Red State (Georgia) the people who have the opposite views of mine are the majority. That is the flaw, no matter how many "liberal" minded individuals there may be, there are simply more close minded rednecks. It's a sad fact but, a fact nonetheless.

[netbevit]

^Living in a solid Red State (Georgia) the people who have the opposite views of mine are the majority. That is the flaw, no matter how many "liberal" minded individuals there may be, there are simply more close minded rednecks. It's a sad fact but, a fact nonetheless.


That's exactly what I'm saying.

[mikewill57]

Well..I don't see how the electoral college has worked. I mean, for as long as I can remember it has been a failing system. The people should get the vote. Not the senate or house or whoever. When politicians get involved they have too much to lose/gain. Hell...they shouldn't even be allowed to vote. HAHAHA! But, we digress..myspace getting involved in this is ridiculous. I don't want the same guy who has 1 million lame *** videos of Chad Vader on his myspace suddenly having politics thrust in his face. Sure, it will reach young people but, leave that to Diddy and the Hilton bimbos.

[momomike3]

The electoral college was made so that the STATES elect the President, not a huge majority in a few states. Federalism. Federalism. Federalism.

[Pr0LiFiX]

It's going to be a dark day when teh freaks at MySpace learn about Politics.

"What? This is a democracy? Aren't we still fighting the ****?"

"Uh...no. That was back in the late '40s."

"What? Who's our president? Roosevelt?"

"Um..."

"Wait! Wait! I know! Is it..."

"Nevermind."

"It's President Nevermind?"

[StruggleWithin]

What?! But MySpace, the site, is full of emos, girls with low self-esteem and people who are too stupid to reveal personal information. In other words, bratty, stuck-up teenagers! Now politicians? Oooooh, boy!

Something isn't right. *tisk tisk*

Hey I have a Myspace and I'm not Emo or a bratty, low self esteem, stuck-up teenage girl..or a politician..

[USAF]

Hey I have a Myspace and I'm not Emo or a bratty, low self esteem, stuck-up teenage girl..or a politician..

Don't lie.....................

[StruggleWithin]

You're right I'm a politician :P

[Pr0LiFiX]

That's why I don't have or ever will consider getting a MySpace account.

They can't force me! MySpace is communism!!!

[USAF]

No, myspace makes banging chicks a little bit easier

[Pr0LiFiX]

No, myspace makes banging chicks a little bit easier
Please don't confuse masturbation with sexual intercourse. :roll:

[StruggleWithin]

LoL USAF you got burned by a 16yo...I'm telling your supervisor.. :)

[Pr0LiFiX]

LoL USAF you got burned by a 16yo...I'm telling your supervisor.. :)
Zing!

I've been waiting to surprise someone with that. :lol:

[USAF]

I would hardly call that getting burned. I can honestly say I've nailed 15-20 broads off myspace in the past 3 years

[Pr0LiFiX]

I would hardly call that getting burned. I can honestly say I've nailed 15-20 broads off myspace in the past 3 years
Okay, what's the point of showing off how many women you can bang online?

Okay, besides the majority of underage teens...

[USAF]

Umm NO. I was just sayin that myspace is good. Not so good that you gotta base your life around it like some ******s.

[Axe&Hammer]

Okay, what's the point of showing off how many women you can bang online?
braggin' rights

Okay, besides the majority of underage teens...
Once again braggin' rights;)

[Pr0LiFiX]

Umm NO. I was just sayin that myspace is good. Not so good that you gotta base your life around it like some ******s.
I don't base my life around that stupid site, MySpace.

I wouldn't even get an account on that horrible, spam-infested site! :shock:

Man, I bet you can tell how much I hate MySpace, huh? :lol:

MySpace and Politics do not mix; it's like adding fuel to the fire!

[prisoner_of_war]

What, so you don't vote, everybody in this country should vote. And how the heck could myspace do politics. Thats just ridiculous. And I agree with prolifix, thats the worst site ever. It's scary to think that myspace freaks are going to have a say in who runs this country. Yet another reason not to vote.

[Pr0LiFiX]

That's nice and all, but please don't revive old threads. :wink:

[soldier one]

Any politician that uses myspace for votes looses not only my vote but all respect id ever have for him. I bet hilary clinton will be right there with this even though she fights it all the time.

[Pr0LiFiX]

Any politician that uses myspace for votes looses not only my vote but all respect id ever have for him. I bet hilary clinton will be right there with this even though she fights it all the time.
I thought Hillary Clinton dropped out of the campaign?

Didn't she say she would run for some other politicial position?