Comments on: Politics 2.0 — nowhere to be found http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: OutQuib wants to be the new home of web debate » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/comment-page-1/#comment-800706 OutQuib wants to be the new home of web debate » VentureBeat Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:38:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/#comment-800706 [...] Jon Green’s focus on Project Agape (which created the Facebook application Causes), while we suggested Essembly’s “virtual town hall” concept is too broad. Why go to a general debate [...] [...] Jon Green’s focus on Project Agape (which created the Facebook application Causes), while we suggested Essembly’s “virtual town hall” concept is too broad. Why go to a general debate [...]

]]> By: David P. Hamilton http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/comment-page-1/#comment-646984 David P. Hamilton Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:38:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/#comment-646984 Out of curiosity, what exactly is Politics 2.0 supposed to look like? I mean, the political process is one of the oldest interactive activities around -- you walk into the voting booth, pull a lever, and that night someone gets elected. How, exactly, is the much-hyped interactivity of the Web supposed to change that? (Setting aside, of course, the obvious impact the Internet has had on mobilizing ideologically committed fundraisers, a la Ron Paul's big $4 million day.) Out of curiosity, what exactly is Politics 2.0 supposed to look like? I mean, the political process is one of the oldest interactive activities around — you walk into the voting booth, pull a lever, and that night someone gets elected. How, exactly, is the much-hyped interactivity of the Web supposed to change that?

(Setting aside, of course, the obvious impact the Internet has had on mobilizing ideologically committed fundraisers, a la Ron Paul’s big $4 million day.)

]]> By: Kyosti http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/comment-page-1/#comment-636050 Kyosti Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:09:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/#comment-636050 OpenCongress.org is a worthy web 2.0 project. OpenCongress.org is a worthy web 2.0 project.

]]> By: Micha http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/comment-page-1/#comment-635630 Micha Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:16:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/15/politics-20-nowhere-to-be-found/#comment-635630 I appreciate your coverage on the entrepreneurial & Web 2.0 perspective on the political landscape. I wrote a blog post earlier this morning with a mention of VentureBeat and your coverage on the Barack Obama story: http://booststrapping.typepad.com/booststrapping/2007/11/us-president-20.html I appreciate your coverage on the entrepreneurial & Web 2.0 perspective on the political landscape. I wrote a blog post earlier this morning with a mention of VentureBeat and your coverage on the Barack Obama story: http://booststrapping.typepad.com/booststrapping/2007/11/us-president-20.html

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