Democrats PWN The Political Web

For whatever larger reason, Democrats seem much better at utilizing the Internet, and e-marketing in general, than the Republicans to get their messages out. From YouTube, to Google bombs, to SEM and SEO, the Democrats own the Internet, inherited from its inventor, former Vice President Gore

Daily Kos, Democratic Underground, according to Hitwise's Heather Hopkins, perhaps to watch President Bush flipping the bird on television. But also, Democrat websites control traffic from YouTube, as visitors are directed most to JibJab, but then to Daily Kos and John Kerry.com. Compared to the first week of October, YouTube generated 63 percent more US traffic for political Websites in the first week of November. That spike is lifting user-generated content to a par alongside blogs, email, and search. "This data shows how consumer generated media is growing in significance to several aspects of Internet use, from photo sharing and communication and now to political websites in advance of the mid-term elections," said Bill Tancer, general manager of global research at Hitwise. "As we look to the future, consumer generated media and the participatory nature of sites like YouTube will be along side search and email as important marketing vehicles when it comes to political campaigns." Not that that fervor stretches all the way to Election Day. Just last week, half of the top ten linked-to viral videos were connected with US politics, gummy bear dance. It's not just blogs, activist websites and popular video sites, it's a search game, too. Google alone sent nearly 19 percent of traffic to political sites, with search engines overall sending just over 28 percent. The Democrat-planted Google bombs have been widely covered since the "offensive against Republican candidates that included AdWords advertisements. A search for top political keywords have gone relatively unchanged since 2004, the Democrats have taken full advantage of buzzy keywords to drive home their damning points. controversy around country music singer Sarah Evans' series of tubes. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: