49. 2008 Online Voter Activity 59% Took part in some sort of campaign activity 55% Searched for election information 44% Sent or received campaign related emails 39% Watched online political video 37% Visited politically oriented websites or blogs
65. Steps of Activity TechPresident notes, “provide opportunities for the most casual supporters to stay involved, while also providing more strenuous opportunities for the smaller core of activists”
66. Group Website More Passive Personal Website Email (newsletter) Web-based campaigning Web-based discussion forum Email (correspondence) Blog Social Campaigning Instant Messaging + Tweeting Contributing Running More Proactive
67. Advocate Social Personal Create a group Recruit others Host an event Host blog Coalition leader Create a profile Post pictures Write blog post Join a group Email / Text Volunteer Walk Phone Donate
87. Americans spend 8 hours a day looking at and interacting with screens
88. In 2009 Boston College stopped distributing e-mail addresses to incoming freshmen – email will be forwarded to whatever personal email account a student specifies
91. Movable Press + Printing Press Telephone Motion Pictures Television
92. "In this Internet era, it's not enough to run a campaign; you need to lead a movement. That's what Obama did. If you look at their site, their online videos, their online ads, everything they did, it wasn't about 'me, myself and I.' It was about 'we' and 'us.’” Mindy Finn, Republican political operative
93. Don't be surprised if a canvasser knocks on your door in 2012 and, glancing at his iPhone, says, "Ms. Smith, thanks for your $50 donation four years ago--and for attending the Joneses' party on the environment. Care to call voters in Ohio to help reelect President Obama? Oh, and your neighbor Mrs. Jensen couldn't get to the polls in 2008. Think you could give her a lift on Election Day?“ MIT Technology Review
94. Amateur Amped voices Receive real time knowledge that is actionable More Social = Less Email “ Live Connections” Location = where you go is more valuable than what you search Twitter applications Mashups Cameras + Video everywhere