Social Media and the Election

While browsing some websites discussing the upcoming election and the debates, I came across a site discussing the importance of social media during the election. The social media aspect of the election this year for the candidates is a huge part of this process. Without the help of these online sites for discussion and debate, some would be left behind. The organizations that will be most successful this year are those that participate in social media.
Obama’s campaign website is set up as a social network and is helping to attract attention from the traditionally young non-voters. His page is set up with several other online sources for his campaign. Some of these social media outlets include:
Facebook
Myspace
Digg
Twitter
Eons
Glee
MiGente
AsianAve
DNC Partybuilder

I think this use of social media will be very beneficial in getting more voters at election time. It is because of the vast amounts of online sources that people are becoming more aware of the issues and are able to talk about them.