2008 Candidates on myspace

[Linzyhop]

well now. it's official. Myspace is the place to be.

Presidential Hopefuls Make Myspace Pages


MAR 19, 2007 8:10 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prospective voters eager to learn more about John McCain or to become an Internet "friend" of Barack Obama now have a new online opportunity. MySpace.com, the popular social networking site, on Sunday launched a section dedicated to the 2008 presidential election.

Called the Impact Channel, it's the latest attempt by an Internet company to educate voters by serving as an information hub for political candidates and the public.

By clicking onto impact.myspace.com, the site's mostly young users can link to the personal pages or "profiles" of 10 presidential hopefuls.

Democrats Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Joe Biden, and Dennis Kucinich have set up MySpace profiles. Republicans McCain, Rudolph Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul also have pages.

MySpace users will be able to read the candidates' blogs, see photos and video and, if they choose, link their favorite candidate to their friends list or put a candidate's ad onto their own pages.

"As the country's most trafficked Web site, MySpace will play a powerful role in the upcoming election," Chris DeWolfe, MySpace's chief executive said in a statement.

Some candidates, taking advantage of the Internet's potential to reach millions of voters, have already set up their own campaign Web sites and profiles on other social networking Web sites, including Facebook and Friendster.

Earlier this month, the online video site YouTube launched a new section that allows candidates to feature their own video "channels" at no cost.

So far, some candidates' MySpace profiles appear more personal than others, and some were designed appeal to young people.

Kucinich's profile shows a picture of him with his wife and young children, along with audio instructions on how to pronounce his name.

Visitors to Romney's page can click and play Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation." McCain tells MySpace users his favorite TV show is "24" and his favorite movie is "Viva Zapata."

Obama's profile boasted more than 67,000 friends. It lists his status as "married," his occupation ("senator"), his ethnicity ("other") and zodiac sign ("Leo").

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MySpace Launches Political Channel Connecting Users to 2008 Election

MySpace.com announces the launch of the Impact Channel (http://impact.myspace.com), a political community designed to empower politicians, non-profits, and civic organizations to connect with MySpace users around the world. The Impact Channel will house a voter registration tool, links to all official candidate profiles, content from GOOD Magazine, Impact-related event and job listings, videos, and programs. An Impact-specific profile type, to be rolled-out in the next several weeks, will offer Impact-makers special functionality including the network's first viral fundraising tool and customizable badges. The launch of the Impact Channel kicks-off a series of large-scale online and offline political programming continuing through the 2008 presidential elections.
"As the country's most trafficked Website, MySpace will play a powerful role in the upcoming election. Our digital candidate banners will be the yard signs of the 21st Century and our political viral videos and vlogs are the campaign ads of the future," said Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace. "By empowering our users with easy-to-find information, offered in a way they can relate to it, Impact will ignite their involvement in the political process."
The Impact Channel creates an unparalleled content platform to connect political candidates and civic organizations to the site's dynamic user population. Modeled after existing content channels such as MySpace Music and Video, the new channel will enable the community to learn about the candidates, experience the political process online and offline, and uncover issues and organizations relevant to their lives.

"It is already clear that MySpace will be a primary hub of activity in the 2008 Presidential campaign," said Andrew Rasiej, Co-Founder of techPresident.com. "The Impact Channel will confirm once and for all that the Internet is not just an adjunct to the traditional political landscape, but an entirely new and distinct battlefield where voter generated content will drive much of the discourse, upend the conventional wisdom, and impact the election in ways that the traditional political and media establishment is just beginning to understand."

As part of the Impact launch, 10 presidential candidates, five Republicans and five Democrats, today launched their official MySpace profiles. Presidential candidates with official MySpace profiles on the Impact Channel include:
Joe Biden: www.myspace.com/bidenforpresident
Hillary Clinton: www.myspace.com/hillaryclinton
John Edwards: www.myspace.com/johnedwards
Rudy Giuliani: www.myspace.com/joinrudy2008
Duncan Hunter: www.myspace.com/duncanhunter
Dennis Kucinich: www.myspace.com/denniskucinich
John McCain: www.myspace.com/johnmccain
Barack Obama: www.myspace.com/barackobama
Ron Paul: www.myspace.com/ronpaul2008
Mitt Romney: www.myspace.com/mittromney


Also beginning today, these 10 profiles and all verified presidential hopefuls will be enabled with a customized, viral fundraising feature. The tool, a first in MySpace history, will be rolled out to broader Impact makers after launch.
"MySpace will be a powerful force in the next election," said Julie Barko Germany, Deputy Director of the Institute for Politics Democracy & the Internet at George Washington University. "MySpace users will have direct access to candidates and be able to serve as digital storefronts for their campaigns, taking netroots politics to the next level. It's part of a trend that's revolutionizing the way politicians and the public interact."
The launch of the Impact Channel is the first phase in MySpace's plan to engage and mobilize in political and civic engagement. MySpace will engage politicians at the national and local levels as well as organizations aimed at mobilizing and exciting users about civic issues such as Declare Yourself, Do Something, and Kiva. In the coming months, MySpace will roll out large-scale political tools, both online and offline, to raise candidates' profiles and mobilize voters.


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Source: Business Wire

[ballz2wallz]

That's pretty freakin awesome

[Linzyhop]

Giuliani is the only one with a private profile. I LOVE IT!!!!!

[nbiggershaft]

Haha, one of his friends has a picture of her with him in a hoodie and a baseball cap.

[ballz2wallz]

Now THIS is insane:

MySpace has more registered members than Mexico has people. If it was a country it would be the 11th largest in the world. So while it may be a major marketing event for MySpace to say it’s holding a presidential primary next January, you can be sure the candidates will take it seriously.
The MySpace primary will be held on January 1 & 2, 2008, before any of the official state primaries. Every user will be asked to vote for their favorite candidate.
Most of the candidates already have MySpace pages. See, for example, Hillary Clinton (7,468 friends), John Edwards (16,921 friends), Rudy Guiliani (private profile), John McCain (3,596 friends) and Barack Obama (89,465 friends).
We recently covered an enhancement to John McCain’s MySpace page.
I actually think it would be much more interesting for Facebook to do this than MySpace. Facebook’s user accounts are each tied to an email address or cell phone, resulting in far fewer fake or duplicate accounts. Given the low quality of the MySpace user base (multiple accounts, no identity check, etc.) it would be relatively easy for a campaign to create a significant number of fake accounts to stuff the ballot box in their favor. Facebook can also tie their users to U.S. residency much easier than MySpace. The results would actually be interesting.

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

Now THIS is insane:

holy shit. that -IS- crazy.

but I don't like Facebook. I have an account but hardly ever check it.. not like my addiction with Myspace..