A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Who is using the internet better?

Both candidates have their own websites. This is the only place where they can control the facts entirely. So it is important to see who is taking more advantage of this resource.
Obama’s site is well organized, user-friendly, and constantly updated. McCain’s website has several videos that play automatically when you open the page, it is full of large images, and doesn’t really have much of a pattern to it.
To be able to influence a voter’s decision, your site has to have plenty of opportunities to get voters involved. I feel like Obama’s website is easier to follow, and therefore people are more willing to look at it for longer and maybe volunteer or donate money. McCain does a decent job at offering volunteer opportunities, but his focus on putting down Obama and I don’t think that is working. It is fair to say that Obama is using this inexpensive resource better than McCain, and that may be one of the reasons why he is more likely to be our next president.

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