Once again I am completely overwhelmed by the power of the internet. For both good and evil. Once again it is proven that any person with the right tools and the energy to create a video or post a photo or even create an entire website can do so! And boy do they.
4 examples of voter generated content:
Looking at the zazzle stuff (www.zazzle.com) really makes me think of fund raisers in junior high and high school when we make our own iron ons for t-shirts and put pictures and stickers in buttons. People really need some sort of creative activity.
The first example is two parts: both from zazzle.com. Have you ever? Obama hub caps. And, another hysterical favorite—the Barak Obama a New Hope hoodie. Of course this is a blatant Star Wars rip off. It actually made me laugh. Come to think of it, there are lots of blatant rip offs…
Now on to youtube…it is weird how many things posted related to the candidates are actually posted by CBS or BBC or the candidates themselves. And then there are just the awful, not really funny mud flinging ads. But, this one was interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fd-MVU4vtU
It actually led me to other interesting pieces of voter generated content. A great example of a community that felt was in need of a forum. The you tube video actually started on a website www.amigosdeobama.com. The site’s founder was inspired by Obama, he has used the website to reach others. He wrote the song, created the video and started the website. The site was created “to fill the void in media outreach to latinos”. Amigosdeobama.com actually has quite a bit of information and even has an Obama ringtone!
Photobucket is kind of like flikr, users can share photos and video. There is a mind numbing anmout of Obama images, and some Hillary Clinton stuff here. I would say that each category has about half and half, supporters or not. http://photobucket.com/images/obama
I still can’t get over the LOL catz for Obama. Seriously.
