This is an “about time” post! I’m glad that Marshall twittered this information. It looks like these debates will be another in the great strides to wake up the mainstream public to the internet.
“The 2008 campaign is going to unfold on the Web in a way no previous election ever has,” said Jacob Weisberg, editor of Slate. “We hope these first online debates will be a breakthrough, both in terms of technology and political communication. The candidates will be able to have a real discussion in real time — but without having to be in the same place. We think the Internet can bring the same kind of immediacy to presidential debates that it has to other aspects of the political process.”
It takes on a new meaning when companies like Yahoo get behind this. It shows that the big boys online know that the mainstream public is way behind and need to be “awakened” to the fact that business online is where it is at.
Technically Speaking, this is good for the internet, and good for business. twitter has been proving to me to be a viable business. They have shown me time after time and day after day why they are succeeding to reach mass audiences. For those that don’t agree, they just need to follow me.
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