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The Future of Social Media in Politics

By Chad - Oct 20th, 2008 at 10:17 am EDT

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You don't have to be a software developer to be impressed with the way the Obama camp has embraced the internet. Social networks like Twitter, Facebook and this website have all contributed to an unprecedented level of transparency around the inner workings of this campaign. I'm interested to know if there are any plans to continue using these kinds of tools if or when Barack Obama wins the election, to continue this level of transparency into his presidency. The election is just the begining. It's going to take involved citizens to make real progress in this country. It would be a shame if, after the election, all of these channels went dark. The momentum and support being built up here should continue through the next four years. In other words - please don't make me delete the Obama app from my iPhone on November 5th. The icon is sweet.

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