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Methods and Implications Of Obama's Campaign and its Social Networking Tools

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Before Obama announced his candidacy to become president, his website and network team had everything in place in hopes that the popularity of this website would only increase seeing that Obama carried out his term fulfilling his plans. This social network was created so that voters can really feel like they're a part of the effects in this election by making their website interactive. Interesting text messages would be sent to supporters to keep them involved with beneficial tasks. In comparison to the McCain candidate website where its form of involving supporters lured in with networking media was not reliable and not very prominent, Obama's website did what it could to keep supporters connected and wanting more as it encouraged voters to invite more supporters into the loop. In the article, "How Obama really did it" composed by David Talbot, a former MIT student by the name of Franklin-Hodge maintained that "The key, he says, is tightly integrating online
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Growing Up Online By PBS

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The program "Growing up online" from the PBS website successfully portrayed the different issues that come with a society, emphasizing on the youngest generations being so dependant on the internet and social media. It has become what was mentioned as a tool that was primarily used by adults when computers and the internet became more accessible, but then became a domain ruled by teens and children as it has come to be embedded to be used in their everyday lives. This program shed light on the issues that have surfaced with young people being more confident on the internet and with technology as opposed to having much less confidence and being less focused without the use of technology. This digital era has changed how students retain information in classes, becoming more enticed with learning with technology. It has also opened up a whole new world for children and teens looking for any sort of acceptance or constant praise which would often lead to an addiction to social me
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