The 2012 election is going to be centered around social media. In fact, some believe social media will be the tipping point for the election. Candidates will either win the battle of sorely lose it over their social media expertise or lack there of. Candidates will be fighting to amass the most amount of Facebook friends and Twitter followers as possible.
What amazes me is that I always laughed at the term "friends" when in the context of Facebook. The rules of Facebook dictate that one must have hundreds of "friends" or else they are a nobody. However 99% of these alleged "friends" are far from friends. They are mere acquaintances at best who most likely will not be there for you when you really need them.
When it comes to the coming election though, these "friends" are what can make a candidate win or lose the election. In a complete 180, these "friends" seem to play the role of real friends in the election. So I guess the race begins to see who can successfully gather the most friends in cyberspace. May the best candidate win!
I think that something presidential candidates need to look out for are the "fake" friends. They shouldn't be misled by the amount of media activity they are getting, this like the fake friends we all have may be decieving. Somehow I feel like that this election is going to through some devout "modern-media is king" followers for a loop.
ReplyDeleteI actually disagree with Sarah, even if you have friends who initially don't believe they support the candidates, if they actually follow their Facebook and learn more about what each candidate has to offer, that will certainly help the campaign of the candidate. Facebook is a great way to get their message across, build enthusiasm and and win supporters.
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