hakia Polls Web Searchers: 83% Think Obama Is Better for the Future of the Internet
2008 is viewed as the first “Internet” presidential election. As the Washington Post aptly put it, the 2008 presidential race got the “whole world blogging.” Everyone was “Twittering” or blogging right after the debates this month. Media matched voters’ online activity with live streaming videos of Barack Obama and John McCain debates. YouTube has captured SNL’s Sarah Palin skits and her recent interview with Katie Couric. Lastly but not least, presidential candidates aggressively used the Internet for their campaigns.
We were curious to find out what Web searchers thought and asked one question: “Who is better for the future of the Internet, John McCain or Barack Obama?” Our on-going poll, which can be found at the homepage of hakia.com (please click “more” if you cannot see the poll), of over 2,700 respondents as of now is striking: 83% of Web searchers said that Barack Obama is better for the future of Internet- a win by a large margin.
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This result may come to some as no surprise, as it has become widely known in the election that Obama’s campaign has mastered the art of new media in its efforts. Although this poll is by no means an indication of the outcome of this historic election, it does provide a flavor of the perception when it comes to gauging the level of “tech-savvy” the political candidates possess (or, at the very least, hakia users!).
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We will keep the poll open until the Election Day. If you have not already voted, please tell us what you think!
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 am
Interesting stuff…Thanks. Keep it up!
November 4th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I can relate to this ! , I’ve heard some goody things about this blog ! I bookmarked it on my favorites and will visit it again for more interesting posts like this one, Thanks
David