Reading Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the Future of American Politics could not have come at a better time. With the upcoming election around the corner, it will be interesting to see how our new generation (The Millennial Generation) is influenced through internet-based communications. Our generation has newer technologies that will help change the way we look at voting. We can now upload personal videos and can voice our opinions more easily.
Personally, I watched many of the debates on the Internet compared to the television. Since a couple of the debates were held on Friday night, when most of the Millennial Generation should be out enjoying their night, it was common for us to watch it the next day on our laptops. Many of the videos were taking right from the debates itself; it was like we never missed a thing. Not only did our generation have the debates recorded for us, but many other political videos on a more personal base. People posted comments and blogs to voice opinions that varied throughout the country. I know these new technologies and ways of communication helped influence my decisions on the presidential election. I think it will be interesting to see which party favored from the Millennial Generation’s newer ways of voting and to see where we will go from here. Technology grows each day resulting in more ways of attaining our information. Who knows, maybe one day we will be able to vote online.
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