Following appearances by Democratic Presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama, John McCain will participate in a campus dialogue hosted by MTV and MySpace.
McCain Buys Up Online Ads
We’ve said it time and time again: in the 2008 presidential campaign, the Web will play a major role. But as new numbers come out concerning Web ad buying, we’re getting a clearer idea of how the candidates have responded to the online world.
Googlers Take A Crack At John McCain
Never mind the PBS crew – at a recent debate starring John McCain, neither Jim Lehrer nor Gwen Ifill served as the moderator. Instead, Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, filled that role. And this seems fitting, considering that the event took place at the Googleplex, in front of a crowd of around 700 Googlers.
YouTube Stops John McCain’s Singing
A political video featuring John McCain has been removed from YouTube, and MoveOn.org is not happy about it. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether the group is trying to preserve free speech or let an opponent embarrass himself, but the matter speaks to larger issues in either case.
John McCain Embarrassed On MySpace
Somebody on the Arizona Senator and Presidential candidate’s campaign staff has some explaining to do about a change to McCain’s profile on MySpace.
Senator McCain’s Proposal For The Web
Senator John McCain, Republican from Arizona has recently introduced legislation that if passed could have major implications on the blogosphere. The proposal called “Stop the Online Exploitation of Our Children Act” would require Web sites to remove user profiles posted by sex offenders. In addition commercial Web sites and blogs would be required to report illegal images or videos posted by their users or face a fine of up to $300,000.