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Name: Vic AsuncionCreated: 09/02/09
Amazing! Look what you have become, padi...am proud of you! If you need another political consultant, I can leave my client anytime hahaha . . . Am with you on this...am sure you'll make a lot difference in making Rinconada a sustainable area. Will do my best to help. Rgds! +63929-8923425 / (074) 4234288 thepersonagroup@gmail.com
Name: Jose Alexis A. Panday M.D.
Created: 07/25/09
Hi Jay, Keep up the Good work, let me know how could I help
Name: malou velasco-reyes
Created: 07/16/09
hello jay! congratulations on this worthy endeavor. Good luck and let me know how we can help.
Name: malou velasco-reyes
Created: 07/16/09
hello jay, long time no see. i was surprised and impressed with what you have done. good luck and more power!!
Name: Benrubs
Created: 06/06/09
Your website inspired me! Hoping to see the rising sun in RINCONADA!
Name: Harvey Keh
Created: 05/14/09
I'm glad to know that there are still people like you who are willing to sacrifice for the betterment of our country. I look forward to meeting you soon :) Please do join us for our future events at Kaya Natin :) Harvey :)
Name: Bbycon
Created: 05/09/09
i'm proud about GRM. how to join. just email me ycon_82@yahoo.com
Name: Merijane Sumpay, San Antonio, Iriga City
Created: 05/07/09
Pwede po bang mag-apply ng scholarship sa inyo??? I am hoping for your positive response. Thank you po and God Bless!!!
Name: Alain Fabul Legacion
Created: 04/28/09
Let's HELP Change Rinconada! To Chairman pls keep in touch:my CP No.09085122846
Name: Melissa Arabia-Dimaiwat
Created: 03/19/09
Barack Obama changed the political landscape in the US and globally by harnessing the power of the Internet and maximizing its use to his advantage. Of course, his triumph may be attributed to a confluence of a whole slew of other factors such as intelligence, charisma, determination, seeming sincerity, Harvard education, and what have you. But without the Internet at his disposal, Obama could not have gone on to win the election. What seemed like an impossibility given his demographics was made possible by the great equalizer of our time---the Internet. The biggest push that the Internet has given Obama was how his machinery was able to use of the Internet to raise money. Decades ago it was the Republicans blazed the trail in campaign fundraising by successfully using computers to fine tune and manage mailing lists of donors, which was utilized to help them take over Congress for the first time in 40 years. Obama used the Internet to raise over $600 million in contributions from over 3 million donors thereby destroying the concept of public financing of major political contests. Another big factor in the Obama campaign is how they were able to use the Internet to attract and organize volunteers by the Obama campaign. With his personal experience in the State Legislature of Illinois, he came in with a solid experience and background in grassroots organizing. Obama used the power of the Internet to effectively rally and organize his supporters and to manage the growing numbers of supporters and volunteers, a brilliant strategy that was not matched by McCain. According to Wired.com, myBarackObama.com chalked up some 1.5 million volunteer accounts. Combining this organizational ability with Internet fundraising has dramatically altered how campaigns will be waged in the future. Obama also knew the value of YouTube, Facebook and links to various websites and even blogging. A clip of Barack Obamba discussing on a radio show his desire to "spread the wealth" around was viewed on YouTube 2,393,392 times. This changed political marketing forever. Political news watched via Internet video clips clearly has become mainstream, as illustrated by the huge viewing numbers for election day on CNN.com: CNN.com Live: 4.9 million live streams and an additional 6.7 million on-demand video streams. The 2008 election has also solidified the political blogger as an authority voice in politics. Non-partisan political sites like RealClearPolitics.com and Politico.com have also become mainstream. The RealClearPolitics.com poll average map in particular has been routinely source-referenced by the major television networks and news websites. This has changed how news organization report on poll data and has made people more understanding of variations in polls. Outlying poll results are not given as much credence as in the past. Obama also used social media networking to the hilt, a strategy that will continue to evolve to become one of the most powerful weapons a candidate has in their quest to organize, rally, raise funds, and ultimately win the election. Now, can Obama’s feat be done in the Philippines? Yes, but only to a certain extent. When even the United Kingdom is hard pressed to follow Obama’s act, how much more in our Third World setting? As Dr. Llana, political scientist from UP Diliman, put it in his discussion on Open Service/Open Access, internet usage in the Philippines is only pegged at 20% and this is concentrated in the urban areas. Yes, Obama’s strategies will work here in the Philippines but only to the extent that the Internet has reached the public. In farflung rural areas where there is hardly even any Internet access, traditional grassroots organizing will still do the trick. And this lack of access to information is sadly being used by our traditional politicians to their advantage. How can an Internet Campaign be done on the cheap in the Philippines? No, it cannot be done on the cheap given the lack of infrastructure in the country. One must invest, in the long-term, in equipment and infrastructure to wire a nationwide campaign. In the short-term, one may provide one’s political contact points with a laptop with wifi-access such as Globe Visibility, PLDT WeRoam, SmartBro and also Sun service. But again the success and effectivity of such campaign tool will depend on the reliability of the network provider.