Comments on: Is Indian Politics going Barack Obama’s way of using Internet & Social Media?

By: India’s First Digital Elections Evoke Strong Reactions Online « Vote Report India

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:01 +0000

[...] bloggers, including Sampad Swain, Mayank Dhingra and myself, have praised BJP’s campaign, but some, like blogger-turned [...]

By: India’s First Digital Elections Evoke Strong Reactions Online | Gauravonomics Blog

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:16:35 +0000

[...] bloggers, including Sampad Swain, Mayank Dhingra and myself, have praised BJP’s campaign, but some, like blogger-turned [...]

By: Global Voices Online » India’s First Digital Elections Evoke Strong Reactions Online

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:27:34 +0000

[...] and mobile advertising element, has also evoked strong reactions online. Most bloggers, including Sampad Swain, Mayank Dhingra and myself, have praised BJP's campaign, but some, like blogger-turned [...]

By: Chetna

Chetna — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:34:56 +0000

Well its a good initiative and must be appreciated and in the coming days it might change the way election campaigns are done however, I really don't think that the Advani campaign is being lead properly. I have seen their ads in obnoxious places and finally came across a blog post by a SEO consultant today (
http://seo-kolkata.blogspot.com/2009/03/internet-... ) who highlighted all the points ( he even has screenshots for those few who haven't yet seen the Advani ad in some crappy site )

By: Social Media in Indian Election 2009: Will BJP Leader Lal Krishna Advani Become India’s First Tech Prime Minister? | Gauravonomics Blog

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:11:19 +0000

[...] His website, http://www.lkadvani.in, was launched on November 8, 2008, on his 81st birthday, even though it had been planned since March 2008 ( Mohua Chatterjee in TOI). The website generated very little buzz in the Indian blogosphere but most bloggers welcomed the initiative (see Sampad Swain). [...]

By: manuscrypts

manuscrypts — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:38:53 +0000

whoa, loads of points on this.. one is the sheer numbers – its not just the internet penetration its the geographic spread of that penetration- the numbers aren’t encouraging, where is the internet penetration large enough to form a critical mass?… two, is the multi party system we have, US doesnt…republican or democrat..pretty simple…far from ours…in a few states like Kerala, the BJP is yet to get a seat in any election..ever… three, mindset of the average indian net user to politics.. and fourth, and most importantly, strategic intent – obama’s victory is bout catching on to mass fervor and working it to his favor..
net net (pun?) the percentage gain out of advani making a website is almost negligible, imho

By: Chintan

Chintan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:09:32 +0000

“Unity in diversity”. Few quotations or statements cannot describe the pedestal that India holds in the world map because of its colorful and unique culture. India has always been famous for its traditions and hospitality.

Visit http://indiankulture.blogspot.com/

To get a regular update and stories about Indian religious.

Warm Regards,

By: Sampad Swain

Sampad Swain — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:05:38 +0000

Its true that 100 million are not tech savvy. I’m even considering that many won’t turn up to vote. But surely if this new initiative is taken as a tool propelled by content and used as a voice/opinion shoutbox to understand the pulse of the young generation, then this may turn in their favor.

Otherwise it will just be yet another means to promote.

—
Sampad

By: vimoh

vimoh — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:36:44 +0000

Some interesting response to this post on Friendfeed also:
http://friendfeed.com/e/f8de739a-0176-3189-e742-48c67a46cfc6/Is-Indian-Politics-going-Barack-Obama-s-way-of/

By: vimoh

vimoh — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:33:01 +0000

Yuvi has a point. But more people (by way of percentage) vote in small Indian towns and villages than in big cities. If the ITfication can mobilise the urban folk even a little, it would be a good start to things.

My main problem is with the political parties taking treating the web as a tool of “political communication” as opposed to discussion. Standalone web-based brochures won’t do.

We need actual communication and discussion happening by way of these ‘portals’.