FC: Online presidential debate flops; GOP/Dems surf differently

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.cluebot.com/articles/00/10/02/1349233.shtml

   Online Presidential Debates Need Work
   posted by cicero on Monday October 02, @08:45AM
   from the nothing-here-to-see-move-along-please dept.

   Yesterday we received a press release about the "first ever
   online presidential debate to be held on the Web White &
   Blue 2000 network beginning today and continuing through Election
   Day." It's at webwhiteblue.org, a Markle Foundation project, and is
   also being carried by news sites like nytimes.com, cnn.com, and
   washingtonpost.com. Now, we know that Tuesday's meatspace debate
   promises to be less than exciting, but it'll be a nonstop
   nerve-jangler compared to this sad dog. Not only did George W. and Al
   Jr. submit just boilerplate press releases, but the Markle folks
   couldn't even persuade the desperate-for-publicity Ralph Nader, Pat
   Buchanan, Harry Browne, or John Hagelin campaigns to show up. And as
   of Monday morning, the debate hadn't been updated from 24 hours
   before. Yet George W. inadvisedly calls it "an example of what the
   future holds for campaigning." Go figure. (Press release follows.)



http://www.cluebot.com/articles/00/09/30/0625253.shtml

   GOPers Love Cash, Dems Want a Free Ride
   posted by cosmo on Saturday September 30, @05:18AM
   from the it's-the-same-old-same-old dept.

   Are political stereotypes true online? If you believe a new
   report by Media Metrix, the answer is yes. They found that
   Republicans spend most of their time watching their investments
   while Democrats flock to the freebie sites. "You don't want to be the
   one to reinforce a stereotype, but that's what the data show," Media
   Metrix analyst Anne Rickert confided to ZDNet. It might be a new
   economy, but some things never change.




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