Schmidt: Internet Will Determine Next Election

The most recent round of elections had a lot of people thinking about the Internet's role in politics. Most onlookers agree that it is becoming increasingly important; Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, believes that politicians must adapt. "The ones that take advantage of this most effectively will be the ones that will be the winners of the next election," he said.

long been accused of having a liberal bias.) "The truth," he told the gathering, "emerges much faster on the internet but falsehoods also propagate more quickly." The Google CEO, according to a the video (there's a second part to it) shows Murtha turning down a bribe by saying "I want to deal with you guys a while before I make any transactions." As you can see from the YouTube comments sections, "the truth" concerning that situation is hotly contested, but it seems to have torpedoed Murtha's run for majority leader. As Schmidt's comments indicate, Google seems to have politics on the brain, and its focus has increased over the past month or so. The Net Neutrality. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.