The year of the YouTube election is a phrase that has been kicking around Organic since last fall. Video footage of incumbent Virginia Senator George Allen calling a dark-skinned heckler a "macaca" at a campaign rally was posted by said-macaca to YouTube, helping challenger Jim Webb squeak to victory, which in turn tipped the balance of power in the Senate to Democrats.
Three years ago, MoveOn.org experimented with user-generated advertising during the 2004 presidential campaign. But since that time, the rise of YouTube has created a much broader and perhaps more democratic platform and for any kind of individual creativity, including political attack ads. And so I present the first salvo in the second (?) YouTube election: Hillary 1984, a skillful and anonymous mashup of the iconic Apple ad.
Read more, including reaction from Barack Obama's camp, in The San Francisco Chronicle.
Misha Cornes
Strategists & Planners
Comments (3)
I can't wait until the swiftboat veterans get ahold of this!
Posted by Big Perm | March 20, 2007 10:56 AM
Posted on March 20, 2007 10:56
There's another issue here: As an artist & someone who works in the computer art field, I am shocked by such cluelessness regarding intellectual property rights & copyright law. Regardless of the political fallout, I hope this amateur gets sued for infringement. We should protect our creative artists & their rights to make a living with their brains & hands!
Posted by reddoor | March 22, 2007 9:26 PM
Posted on March 22, 2007 21:26
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Posted by tuoa@mail.com | March 27, 2008 6:14 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 18:14