This morning Joe Trippi, campaign manager for Howard Dean in 2003/4 and currently senior adviser to John Edwards, spoke at a seminar in the House of Commons about the role of the internet in politics and public life: Politics 2.0.
I didn't invent the term. Try to find out more about this.
Hierarchies will be a thing of the past. But leadership is needed to bring order to the society.
Another aspect of "politics 2.0": no hierarchies
The parties tended to be run by an elitist top that controls everything. To succeed is all about building goodwill at the higher level. This type of politics is a fine example of leadership 1.0.
politics 1.0 definition
Barack Obama is the first US 2.0 politician.
Obama is the first 2.0 politician?
He announced his race for presidency on his website avoiding the controlling media 1.0. The media pointed to his website and his own directed announcement movie. He seems to have his own Obama TV channel and a blog.
- jonadon P on 2007-06-20