Q: What’s this?
A: “The MySpace community will give America its first Presidential primary winner in 2008.” Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace.
Q: When?
A: January 1st and 2nd, 2008
Q: Which candidates currently have MySpace profiles?
A: Many of them including:
Barack Obama 89947 friends
John Edwards 17071 friends
Hillary Clinton 7685 friends
John McCain 3697 friends
Rudy Guiliani (Private Profile)
Q: How hard is it to get a MySpace account?
A: It’s easy.
Q: Is it possible to hold multiple accounts on MySpace?
A: Yes.
Q: Is it possible to hold impostor accounts?
A: You Decide.
Q: How Many Americans are online?
A: Approximately 70%.
Q: How many of these Americans are on MySpace?
A: Hard to get a straight answer, you decide:
According to third party metrics, the majority of MySpace’s users are of voting age and have a higher engagement rate for civic and social activity when compared to other Internet users. For example, comScore Media Metrics1 reports that nearly 65 million Americans visit MySpace every month and that more than 85% of them are of voting age. Nielsen//NetRatings2 reports that MySpace users 18-years of age or older are nearly three times more likely than average Web users to interact online with a public official or candidate. Additionally, Nielsen//NetRatings reports that MySpace users are 42% more likely to view online video relating to politics or public affairs, 35% more likely to research politics and campaign information online, and 44% more likely to listen to online audio/radio related to politics/public affairs.
Q: How many Americans on MySpace are of voting age?
A: See above (?).
Q: Who owns MySpace?
A: News Corp.
Q: What else does News Corp. own?
A: Fox News.
Q: What’s Tom saying? (Tom Anderson, President of MySpace.)
A: “Iowa and New Hampshire may be selecting delegates, but the MySpace vote will be the first test of where candidates stand in the election year.”
Q: Good for America?
A: Good for MySpace.
Sources:
WebProNews
Tech Crunch
New York Times Online
Business Wire
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April 3rd, 2007 at 6:20 pm
MySpace to Host Presidential Primary…
“The MySpace community will give America its first Presidential primary winner in 2008. Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace….
April 4th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Hey there. I think you should also read this entry on on our staff blog, to get a view from across the pond. Let me know what you think and maybe we could link up pages in the future?
April 22nd, 2007 at 9:14 am
[...] As próprias plataformas já perceberam que podem ganhar em termos mediáticos com esta situação e procuram aproveitar a situação favorável lançando serviços/iniciativas destinadas a avaliar os candidatos e facilitar a conversa entre estes e os eleitores. São disso exemplo as primárias que o MySpace pretende realizar para os seus utilizadores norte-americanos com idade para votarem, e o Spotlight do Youtube que inverte os papéis entre candidatos e eleitores permitindo aos primeiros colocar questões e obter feedback dos segundos. [...]
September 27th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
[...] a avaliar os candidatos e facilitar a conversa entre estes e os eleitores. São disso exemplo as primárias que o MySpace pretende realizar para os seus utilizadores norte-americanos com idade para votarem, e o Spotlight [...]