Topic: Politics
In the scheme of technology, politics have never really caught up. Sure, all candidates have Web sites and groups of political activists such as Moveon.org have firmly shown their strength. But it's the candidates themselves that have never really grasped the popularity of this "Series of Tubes."
Thanks to Myspace.com, this is no more. Politicians such as Phil Angelides and Hillary Clinton, who's own page calls her the President of the United States of America. This site is undoubtedly run by Clinton herself, despite her demeanor as the type of person who wouldn't know how to use Google.
"If you're looking to find somebody who's going to spend 22 hours putting up signs for you, I'd go to MySpace," said Phil Noble, who runs the PoliticsOnline consulting firm.
Is this guy kidding? If you're a political candidate and you're reading this, never use Phil Noble as your consultant. Anyone who puts any time or effort into Myspace will never work 22 hours for you. They'll try to fix the code problem on their page so their pink bunnies can dance appropriately or will attempt to proposition an underage girl for sex. But they certainly won't spend every waking moment of their lives working for you. Get real, Phil.
