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Online Influence: Shaping Political Communities

Explore the impact of the internet on political communities, from mobilizing action to candidate information. Dive into how online technologies have transformed political engagement and perception. Discover the role of personal ties and stability in virtual communities, along with the complexities of fostering online stability with multiple identities. Unravel the types of political info available online and how the 2008 presidential campaign differed from previous ones. Reflect on signing up for campaign emails/texts and the reasons for doing so. Join the discourse on online politics and its dynamic influence on political landscapes.

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Online Influence: Shaping Political Communities

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  1. New Media Technologies: Online Politics COM 300 Kathy E. Gill 8 August 2011

  2. Community Defined • Dyson: the unit in which people live, work and play • Esther’s website, Release 1.0 • Sardar: communities are shaped by a sense of belonging – to a place, common struggle, tradition, and history, in other words, it’s more than just having common interests

  3. Example: Traditional • Geographic: neighborhood, city, county, state, nation • Issue: Non-Government Organizations (NGO) • Affiliative: church, book club, sewing circle, professional association …

  4. Example: Electronic • Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES), 1976 • Bulletin Boards • Multi-User Dungeons/Domains (MUDDs) • Listserv, Online Forums, Blogosphere, Wikis, Facebook, Twitter … • Examples from your lives?

  5. Example: Political Communities • Political parties • Political interest organizations • NRA v Sierra Club • Political blogosphere • DailyKos v RedState • Question: • How has the internet influenced your perception of a specific political party or organization?

  6. Characteristics of Political Communities • Self-selecting • May be contingent • May be transient • Questions to consider: • How important are personal ties, stability in political communities? • How might meaningful personal ties be developed without personal interaction? • How can we foster a stable community online when members can have multiple identities?

  7. Types of action • Mobilizing action – MoveOn.org • Write congressional letters • Write letters-to-the-editor • Organize protests • Raising money • Google Ads • Anything else?

  8. Types of Political Info • Government documents • Tax forms • Legislator contact • Legislation, regulation • Party or issue-related • 520 expansion, Sound Transit path • Campaign-related • Primaries – WA and FL • Other?

  9. Types of Candidate Info • Outlining positions – press, voters • Rebuttal statements • Bio • Getting elected, re-elected • Raising $ • Anything else? • Which parts of this mix are served particularly well by Net technologies?

  10. 2008 Campaign • How was the 2008 presidential Campaign different from previous ones? • How big of a role do you think the Internet played in the most recent presidential election? • For what reasons would you sign up to receive email and text messages from a campaign? For what reasons would you avoid doing this?

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