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July 26, 2007
Did you watch the YouTube debates?
A colleague of mine recently asked me if I’d been watching the CNN/YouTube debates, to which I replied, “Meh.” I had, but I really wasn’t that impressed. After reading an opinion piece (“Brave New World Made Boring”) by Glynnis MacNicol yesterday, I don’t think I’m the only one who felt so “,eh” about the whole idea.
- “By far, the best "YouTube-style" videos of the night were done by the candidates themselves (John Edwards being the clear winner...take that Maureen Dowd!), which is a bit like your parents having a better Facebook page than you.”
Was putting these debates on YouTube the right choice? I’m thinking it might not have been, but more an example of “Look at what I can do with Web 2.0!” Just because the size of the screen has been reduced to 425 pixels wide doesn’t mean thousands of high school seniors will suddenly pay attention and cast their vote.
As social media marches on and companies begin to listen, I see more and more examples of “check this off the new-media list” for ideas that aren’t always appropriate for a client or specific event. Perhaps that’s the case here with the YouTube debates. What do you think? I’d love to hear more thoughts on this.
Some other thoughts I laughed along with come courtesy of Jon Stewart and a recent “Daily Show” monologue on what he really thought of the debates. Check it out here.
Posted by Alicia Dorset at July 26, 2007 03:16 PM
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