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This articel describes how Obamas campaign for presidency changed politics

"The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Excerpt from article, "The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Please take the time to review this and part two of this video (URL listed below and in previous post). While Matt Bai is addressing politics specifically, his commentary is more of a statement on the overall impact of the Internet on society. Well worth the time. Part Two URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CPt7C4ilvQ&feature=related

Since Internet is an active rather than passive information access tool, political internet users are more willingly to access political information than general Internet user

Interesting to see the viewpoint of Facebook's Chris Hughes and the online election.

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Good summary about the threats from cyberattacks

Article about the influence of social networking peers toward things you might not think about (such as obesity).