1. FROM PLACE TO SPACE
WEB 2.0 AND THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
2. The Study
Relationship between new and traditional media on Gallup polls
How influential were blogs, YouTube and MySpace?
Based on archival data on 15 candidates in 2007
Observes mentions on blogs, YouTube views and MySpace friends
4. The Statistics
“1% increase in YouTube
views...
0.05% increase in Gallup
polls
1% increase in blog mentions :
0.17% increase in Gallup
polls
5. The Future
2008 election encouraged by YouTube and MySpace
2012 election may be decided by Facebook and Twitter
6. The Effect
Interactivity allows a direct candidate-civilian relationship
Low barrier to entry shifts focus from $$$ to @@@
Weak social media ties bridge dissimilar opinion
Example: Housing searches on Google predict the real estate
market more accurately than government and trade groups
Human exploration beats traditional circulation
7. Citation
Web 2.0 and Politics: The 2008 U.S Presidential Election and an E-Politics
Research Agenda (MIS Quarterly, Vol 34, December 2010)
Wattal, Sunil, Fox School of Business
Schuff, David, Fox School of Business
Madviwalla, Munir, Temple University
Williams, Christine B, Bentley University