In the United States social media tools have impacted presidential campaigns since the Presidential Election in 2000. Philip Howard points out on his book New Media Campaigns and the Managed Citizen that after the election in 2000, exit polls showed that “a third of the electorate had used the internet to learn about the campaigns. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Digital Democracy’
Digital Democracy in Chile and Egypt
Posted in Project, tagged Digital Democracy on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Information Society
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Indeed, it is very ironic that people live in the age of information abundance, yet some lack crucial knowledge, as indicated in “Are People Better Informed in the Information Society” reading. Many researchers have been done and proved that people now know as much as before or maybe less; two experts in public opinion and [...]
Information Abundance
Posted in Discussion Leader, tagged Digital Democracy on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A while ago, I noticed that many Americans don’t grasp solid information about international politics. Oddly enough, many Americans are ignorant towards local or national politics.
When I first read the question “Are People Better Informed in the Information Society”, I thought that I know the answer, not really. [...]
People of Change
Posted in Comment, tagged Digital Democracy on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was the most exciting political experience of my life. I witnessed something different, something I’ve always longed for–change. The United States of America has proven to the world that it is different from any other nation. I have always known the U.S. to be a multicultural country; yet I’ve also been cognizant of the fact [...]
The Future of E-Voting
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since many online services are scoring the greatest success based on the remarkable nature of the interactivity and accessibility of the internet, political researchers, with respect to electronic voting, regard voting no differently than other online services. While reading “Voter-Centered Design: Toward a Voter Decision Support System”, I came across the notion of creating internet-based [...]
False Campaigns
Posted in News, tagged Digital Democracy on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Few days ago one of my friends sent me an email titled “New Presidential Candidate…Someone We know!” I was so excited to learn more about the content of this email because I knew that it will be strongly related to my “Digital Democracy” class. I typed in my instructor’s name of this course “Kathy Gill” [...]
Accuracy or Accuracy of Manipulation
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We all know that the internet has reinforced services/businesses such as e-commerce and effective social interactions (Social Media). On the other hand, Digital democracy (online voting) is a double-edged sword by all means.
While reading “A Nation Divided: How Technology Influences the American Political Process” (Cannon et al., 2001), I came across many important principles [...]
Digital Democracy
Posted in Comment, tagged Digital Democracy on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Throughout this course, I have learned about the impact of digital media on democracy and vice versa. The influence of Digital Democracy is vast; it influences e-commerce, marketing and social media. In this class, determination of political outlines and how politics is implemented in DM were considered such as political blogs and forums/ websites, political [...]
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