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I guess this is more a post targeted to my non-US readers but look at how the US elections are becoming completely "webified"...

US Presidential candidate Barak Obama (or at least his PR/new media people) really get social media.

Just have a look at his website. To Belgian standards it is a very highly developed campaign platform.

Apart from using video, having a slick design and linking to Flickr and Youtube material of the candidate, it also contains a social platform.

This part of the site is a collection of web 2.0 features, it includes; blogs, social networking, events, messaging, creating groups and of course online fund raising.

Apart from this platform there's also the group blog of the new media team working for Mr. Obama. The blog includes comments of course but also a rating system per post and a mail to a friend feature.

For more in depth articles on this by US based bloggers, check out the excellent overviews and analysis here and here.

I wonder if this will impact campaigning during our next Belgian elections.... I mean, will we be able to rank our politicians according to how many friends they have on MySpace in the future..?

Wondering what the "blogginess" of our Belgian politicians is ? Check out the list from B.V.L.G.

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