And you thought political blogs were just for the public…
January 26th, 2006Author: DialogueMedia
CNET News.com’s Daniel Terdiman writes Thursday about how some members of Congress here in the States have taken to blogging – or almost blogging, sans comments – and shares the thoughts of Illinois’ Barack Obama and popular blogger Jay Rosen on how this dynamic works with the community as a whole. This is one of those situations where I’ve seen people bitten by the blogging “bug” have nothing but good things to say about it once they see the impact it can have once the community responds – and it’s great to see it getting some good pub.
The quote I want to call attention to, from Obama, is important not only in the political realm but in the corporate, non-profit, or community-focused areas as well.
“Another benefit of blogging is that, as opposed to delivering a speech, you get immediate and unlimited feedback, both positive and negative.”
And isn’t that the whole point. Think about a focus group where most likely, there isn’t necessarily the possibilty of peer pressure, and people are more than willing to state their case – whether they hate your or love you. Sure, it’s a tough pill to swallow, but wouldn’t you want to know rather than be surprised one day when a message board pops up on the Internet that is dedicated to trashing your company, products or services, or executives? Same goes for politics. Here, these individuals (even the ones without comments, because bloggers can link into these sites) have put their words on the line in a less formal manner than press release or conference, and will surely get responses from their own constituency, and not just the local ones, either.
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