Comments on: The World Wide Webb http://www.blogpi.net/the-world-wide-webb Putting the blogosphere under a magnifying glass Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:21:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: This One Goes Out to the One They’ll Vote For at Blog P.I. http://www.blogpi.net/the-world-wide-webb/comment-page-1#comment-33647 This One Goes Out to the One They’ll Vote For at Blog P.I. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:06:56 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/the-world-wide-webb#comment-33647 <p>[...] But starting last cycle Facebook has sought to cooperate with political candidates, and plenty have accepted (Virginia senator Jim Webb, most amusingly). So now some of the 2008 candidates have official pages, none more popular than — drumroll please — Illinois senator Barack Obama. [...]</p> [...] But starting last cycle Facebook has sought to cooperate with political candidates, and plenty have accepted (Virginia senator Jim Webb, most amusingly). So now some of the 2008 candidates have official pages, none more popular than — drumroll please — Illinois senator Barack Obama. [...]

]]> By: Ted http://www.blogpi.net/the-world-wide-webb/comment-page-1#comment-19881 Ted Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:28:05 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/the-world-wide-webb#comment-19881 <p>"I do wonder what is the point of a politician (not seeking national office) devoting staff time to a gimmick like Facebook."</p> <p>Didn't naysayers say that about blogs or the internet 2 years ago, 5 years ago? More than half of facebook is over 18, and getting name recognition in that set will serve Webb well in the future. Oh, and he might have an election in 2012, in which case, a current 12 year-old will be able to vote.</p> <p>A presence is required, but I would agree that repeated edits are ridiculous.</p> “I do wonder what is the point of a politician (not seeking national office) devoting staff time to a gimmick like Facebook.”

Didn’t naysayers say that about blogs or the internet 2 years ago, 5 years ago?
More than half of facebook is over 18, and getting name recognition in that set will serve Webb well in the future. Oh, and he might have an election in 2012, in which case, a current 12 year-old will be able to vote.

A presence is required, but I would agree that repeated edits are ridiculous.

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