Turnout has been rising steadily for the past twenty years, and there's no apparent acceleration (or deceleration) related to online activity.
Kim, we cant really compare the past 20 years on internet with voting performance. Its the social media that is contributing to politics. Before it, the internet wasnt really doing great contributions for the politics as there was no famous forum for discussing politics.
I would argue that building community is done well with social media tools.
Running a secure online election may even be possible someday.
I don't think the nation is ready to undertake this for a major national election, and I don't see how we can overcome the obstacles in our way policy wise.
There is already a major debate over how to properly identify voters, and resisitance to having a simple photo id to be able to vote at a polling place despite the obvious advantages to having something like that.
One citizen, one vote would be a great online app, but what about the people who don't have access to a secure online connection?
Waqas, good thoughts, but the evidence is that the growth of interest in elections predates wide use of the Internet. Turnout has been rising steadily for the past twenty years, and there's no apparent acceleration (or deceleration) related to online activity.
Yah. Complaining wont help and to drive a change, contribution is necessary i.e. through vote ! Corrupt politicians who keep on winning want the nation to remain in slumber and by focusing only on our own personal needs, we can enhance their evil power. Its just that media should support new candidates from new parties as well so that people dont find it waste of time if they find that a deserving candidate will never win.
The role of media in building thoughts of elections in the public's mind has been great and that is what causes people to take elections seriously. Through media, the public learns more about the candidates which helps them form an opinion about them therefore raising the excitement to support their preferred candidates in elections. The role of internet, through online voting, can be enormous as well and % growth shall increase due to it.
Kim - I hear you, I hear you. We also need to remember the other elections that are smaller but just as important - local and state. But yes, the Presidential election has drawn more votes and let's hope this is a continuing trend.
Clearly the political machine has (for years) needed some adjustment in performance to even remotely resemble expectation of the voter.
And yes, with Walmart I've heard people doing this not just for large ticket items (which MAY make such camping out advantageous) but for things like toasters and such -- so I think an adjustment is needed on both sides of the voting lever.
Also, as a friend of mine pointed out - "Some people just like to complain, whether they vote or not. Take away that "right to kvetch" from people will lead to revolution" I think she may be spot on with this.
No doubts about the unworthy attitude towards the election. Actually, the customers at Walmart know that they'l get a benefit from the offering while people are unsure as to their vote being of any use and benefit to them. Once, the politicians make that trust existent, the voters wont mind standing 12 hours in the lines before the voting begins.
The ThinkerNet does not reflect the views of TechWeb. The ThinkerNet is an informal means of communication to members and visitors of the Internet Evolution site. Individual authors are chosen by Internet Evolution to blog. Neither Internet Evolution nor TechWeb assume responsibility for comments, claims, or opinions made by authors and ThinkerNet bloggers. They are no substitute for your own research and should not be relied upon for trading or any other purpose.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
Expert Integrated Systems: Changing the Experience & Economics of IT In this e-book, we take an in-depth look at these expert integrated systems -- what they are, how they work, and how they have the potential to help CIOs achieve dramatic savings while restoring IT's role as business innovator. READ THIS eBOOK
your weekly update of news, analysis, and
opinion from Internet Evolution - FREE! REGISTER HERE
Wanted! Site Moderators Internet Evolution is looking for a handful of readers to help moderate the message boards on our site – as well as engaging in high-IQ conversation with the industry mavens on our thinkerNet blogosphere. The job comes with various perks, bags of kudos, and GIANT bragging rights. Interested?
To save this item to your list of favorite Internet Evolution content so you can find it later in your Profile page, click the "Save It" button next to the item.
