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By Christy Matte, About.com Guide to Family Computing

Social Networking, You Tube, and the Presidential Election

Friday November 9, 2007

There's no doubt about it; we've reached a new era of the political campaign. Candidates for 2008 have risen above the boring websites of their 2004 predecessors and are reaching out to the web-savvy, trendy, and hip on places like MySpace, YouTube and Flickr. In particular, Ron Paul has won notoriety for his use of the social power of the web and has tapped into a young, frequently apathetic demographic roughly 1/3 his age. He and his team have run an incredible online campaign allowing him to raise money, spread his word, and meet more of "the people." The campaign has obtained far-reaching results with less of a travel budget. The new technology doesn't only benefit the candidates.

As voters, we have access to much more information and even some actual control on how the campaigns will progress. Election Day has come and gone, but there's no better time to support your favorite candidate as the race progresses. Want to know where they stand on your important issues? 10 Questions has invited Americans to submit videos of their burning questions for the presidential candidates. Vote on your favorite questions and drop back in to view the candidates' responses to the top 10 Questions.

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