1. Technological Advancements in International Elections November 14, 2007

2. Role of Technology: 2006 - 2008 U.S. 2006: Arguably the “YouTube” Election? France 2007: Heavy emphasis on video (Sarkozy); blogging (Royal)

3. Influence of Video 2006: Exposure, Exposure, Exposure! 2008: Video-Centric Design Off-Loading Hosting Security

4. Bloggers to Content Creators 2004: Bloggers as journalists 2008: User creationism Create your own ad contests Independent content: ala “Obama Girl”

5. Social Networking & Web 2.0 2006: MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, et al MySpace – over 60 million visitors a month Youth focus Full disclosure 2008: Leveraging SocNets and Verticals

6. Mobile Campaigning SMS and MMS to deliver the GOTV and Action Alerts. Short common codes Fundraising via mobile phone WAP &.mobi sites Click to watch the ad

7. CRM Systems Data management Microtargeting Relationship management Campaign coordination

8. Offline Technology Mobile phone applications: move away from PDAs VOIP phonebanks Outbound phoning Virtual townhalls Proximity marketing: utilizing bluetooth technologies

9. Shifting Focus: Closed Societies Belarus Burma China Cuba Egypt Iran North Korea Saudi Arabia Syria Tunisia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Thirteen “Enemies of the Internet” as described by Reporters Without Borders