From my presentation I told how many politicians have used Facebook as a tool to promote their presidential campaigns. I thought it was a really interesting way of having a public sphere where Facebook members can make their own groups about politicians and respond to the different types of content on certain candidate sites. Facebook members can post on walls, view photos, watch Youtube videos, read notes, and view other content from candidates. Here's an article from CNN that talks about how influential Facebook has become for the presidential elections.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/08/facebook.vote/index.html
In my presentation I also showed some of the candidate profiles on Facebook such as:
Barack Obama
http://www.facebook.com/barackobama?ref=s
Hillary Clinton
http://www.facebook.com/hillaryclinton?ref=s
and some other profiles such as
Mitt Romney
http://www.facebook.com/mittromney?ref=s
John McCain
http://www.facebook.com/johnmccain?ref=s
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I agree with your presentations thesis and the CNN article, "Facebook Rocks the Vote." Both suggest the pervasive influence groups such as: "Rock the vote," "I'm voting" and "I endorse Barack Obama -- and I'm telling my friends!" has on young votes. The article estimates 50 million young people are eligible to vote and 26% use social networking cites. It is clear that being political is an attribute that your friends will see. There are mini-feeds on facebook that show what groups you join. This can only perpetuate involvement in politics among young voters bolstering candidates support for the primaries and upcoming elections.
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