Web 2.0 Comes of AgePamela K. Kemp

IT 780

The University of Southern Mississippi

66% of internet users under 30 have a social networking profile. Half used social networking sites to exchange or acquire Information about the candidates and the campaigns.

(Family photo- KH-NM, 2009)

Family Photo: KH/NM, 2009

Young voters tended to gravitate toward the Democratic party.

Online Democrats outpaced Republicans in their consumption of online video 51% to 42%.

36% of Democrats have social networking site profiles in contrast to 21% of Republicans and 28% of Independents

(Source Pew Internet and American Life Project)

Obama’s “guns or religion or antipathy” remark at a fundraiser

The Reverend Jeremiah Wright

Preacher John Hagee (A backer of Republican, John McCain)

Hillary Clinton and the ‘sniper’ fire in Bosnia

Bloggers

Politico.com

FactCheck.org

Family Photo: KH/NM, 2009

Images were obtained via Yahoo Images – Flickr - and filtered for Creative Commons Images.

Slide 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/13556261/

Slide 3: Newspapers – http://www.flickr.com/photos/chucka_nc/4213321361/

Magazine Display - http://www.flickr.com/photos/slavin_fpo/3327526646/

Social Networking: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandymaarten/503716476/

Web 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocCOeanflynn/315385916/

Content Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project - 2008 Election

http://www.pewinternet.org/