We the people of the Internet

It's only four weeks to go until we decide who our next president will be and we're all in the bubble now. We crossed into the bubble back when Tina Fey began her uncanny Palin impersonations on SNL. Since then we've been inundated by tv ads and heavy media coverage.

Which is why I like the web. If you don't like the page you're reading then just go to another. You could say the same about tv except that it doesn't matter where you go, politics are on every channel. The web is the safest place to be right now because the web has to repect the visitor. And so this respect or should I say soft-sell has paved the way for some interesting viral approaches.


For example, I went to a rally a couple weeks ago because the candidate sent me a text message through Facebook. Not the ads, news, tv, radio, phone calls or newspaper, it was a nicely written text message. Respect though the web can be a powerful tool and one that in this day and age we lack a great deal of.

Another great example is DeclareYourself.com, a non-partisan website dedicated to getting young people to regeister and vote. A very important task since most voting is done by voters that are aged 30 and up. I was cynical when I was 21 also, but the website has done a brilliant job by tapping into that 21 - 30 demo by using sarcasm and cynicism in their messages. I actually found it after I saw these eyecatching posters and watched the dripping in sarcasm video that Leonardo DiCaprio made with his fellow Hollywood elites. I'm already registered, but for those that aren't I'm sure the website has been a good bridge to help them get set up in time for the election.

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

I mentioned that DeclareYourself.com used a video. That's another thing we are seeing a great deal of these days. Go to Funny or Die, Jib Jab or even CNN to watch satire done best. TV is so bloated with all the political junk it's nice to choose to watch a video rather than have it thrown on you.

See more Sarah Silverman videos at Funny or Die

It all comes down to respect. We choose to visit a web page; we choose to watch a video or even read an article. That form of choice is a very powerful tool and to have that in a medium as big as the web makes me very happy. Big brother is quite there yet. Much like we choose what we want to do on the internet we as a country also choose who we want as president. We the people choose this, not the ads, news, tv, radio, phone calls or newspaper. We do and if you want to make the smart decision, visit the web and find out a little bit more about the candidate's.