Internet Politics

I thought that the Radicalization of Zeke Spier was an amazing article. I characterize myself as a political person who votes and has gone to numerous politic-related events and programs, so seeing Zeke take a stand (whether I agree with him or not) was a great sight.

These instances of internet coordinated political events proves that interest in politics has been revived by the internet and its ease of use. Obama's use of it helped him win the election in my opinion, and the next election will use it even more if both sides know what they're doing. I can only imagine that in time, colleges such as Lehigh might offer Internet Politics major or minors to help meet the needs of people going into these positions.

I remember when I was in DC for the Inauguration that a lot of people were talking about how the internet helped Obama to win, and the most striking of examples wasn't big forum websites, it was small sites used for individual towns and rallies that helped. Such sites aren't easily counted and proved to be a huge part of the election.