[CivicAccess-discuss] Tonight - Social Applications of the Web - Online Political Campaigns

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

Some Ottawa CivicAccess folks might enjoy this talk tonight.

*Tuesday Talks About Social Applications of the Web*

Tuesday October 28, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Octopus Books, 116 Third Avenue

On November 4th, 2008, the world will be watching as the USA decides whether
to support Obama or McCain. This could be the first North American election
clearly won by a candidate that gets the web and how it can be used to
organize the electorate. Obama's online fund-raising efforts have provided
them with an unprecedented level of grassroots contributions. Blogs,
twitter, youtube, and other Web 2.0 sites have been heavily used in this
campaign. Will it be enough for the Democrats to win? How are the
Republicans with their non-tech savvy candidate responding? And is there
information we can adapt for use here in Canada's electoral system.

Join Mike Gifford, the owner of OpenConcept Consulting Inc. and a long time
political activist who has been working with politicians, unions &
non-profits to make their campaigns as effective as possible. Having worked
on many election campaigns,since 2000, he has considerable experience in
Canada and the United States."

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Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault
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