supertuesday_may

=The Big Idea - Super Tuesday - Super Meltdown= As a technology expert in internet communication tools I understand that you, the campaign manager of a Republican presidential candidate, have approached me for advice. In this report I will be discussing and recommending the latest strategies based on computer technologies that will attract votes from all ages and states.  ·  First of all, setting up a website would be the most important part of your campaign. Not only would it be a tool for all of the computer technologies, but the majority of the population would be able to access the website from anywhere.  ·  It is also important to have an email sign-up so that all supporters can join the website as if it were an online community, and newsletters can be sent to them so they are kept up-to-date with the latest news.  ·  To extend this online community you should appeal to the younger population by setting up communities on social networking sites such as myspace or facebook.  ·  On the website there should be constant updates of informative news and events, preferably in a form of a blog as it would an easy way for people to scroll through. If people didn’t subscribe for the newsletters then they can at least get updated by reading the blog.  ·  For anyone that hugely supports the candidate and wants to contribute a donation, there should be an online contribution/donation box. The proceeds would help with your campaign as you would be able to fund for more things.  ·  If someone isn’t familiar with the candidate and would like to learn more, there should be background information on the website and also views on issues. This could make a huge difference as it could gain the candidate a voter who previously couldn’t decide.  ·  It is important to have video streaming. People may prefer to watch videos rather than read blogs. Not only should you put the videos on the website but you should also put them on YouTube as millions use YouTube daily and the videos load fast. People would also be able to see the candidate in action.  ·  To go with the blogs, videos and social networking sites, there should be user interactivity – people should be able to post comments so that they can express their views, as opposed to only having a one-way communication.  ·  For the huge supporters and fans, there should be an online merchandise store. Not only would the campaign make more money but people would feel a sense of pride wearing a John McCain t-shirt for example, and it would create awareness around that person. It is a form of advertising in a way.  ·  Lastly, there should be other forms of multimedia on the website such as photo galleries, polls and downloads. Similar to the blog, photos would keep peole updated with events, and the downloads (e.g. screensavers and icons) would just add a bit of fun.

The most important technologies would be to set up a website, updates of news and events (through blog and video), online contributions and information about the candidate along with their point of views. Things like merchandise and multimedia is less important.