05155nam 2200577Ia 450 991045597320332120200520144314.01-937290-59-X1-57387-991-6(CKB)111087028140772(EBL)1076590(OCoLC)821177360(MiAaPQ)EBC1076590(Au-PeEL)EBL1076590(CaPaEBR)ebr10630070(EXLCZ)9911108702814077220011015d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Electronic democracy[electronic resource] using the Internet to transform American politics /Graeme Browning2nd ed.Medford, N.J. CyberAge Booksc20021 online resource (209 p.)Includes index.1-306-00555-8 0-910965-49-8 Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword by Adam Clayton Powell III; Chapter 1: Birth of an Electronic Nation; The Internet and Grassroots Organizing; Congress on the Internet; Looking Ahead; Chapter 2: Smoke-Filled Rooms in Cyberspace; Putting the California Legislature Online; Recalling Roberti; How to "De-Foley-ate" Congress; Defeating a "Gag Rule on the Grass Roots"; Winning a Senate Seat in Oregon; Chapter 3: Handing Out Electronic Fliers; Securing a "Right To Know"; A Database Named EDGAR; Sign on the Blinking Line; Making the Online Medium Work for VotersChapter 4: Pressing the Virtual FleshE-mail to Congress: An Electronic "Dead Letter" Box; Action Alerts; Electronic Petitions; Eight Tips for Grassroots Organizing Online; Get Your Facts Straight; Plan Before You Post; Research, Research, Research!; Don't Flame; Make Sure Your Message Arrives; Track Your Progress; Don't Overdo It; Don't Lose Touch with Reality; Smart Web Site Tactics; Campaign Strategy; User Focus; Content, Content, Content; Always Keep Your Site Updated; Be Sure to Register Your Site; Give Users Things to Do on Your Site; The Internet and Practical PoliticsChapter 5: The Dark Side of a New WorldThe Digital Divide and "Digital Equity"; Privacy; Propaganda; Chapter 6: Voting Booths for the Millennium; The History of Online Voting; Online Fundraising; Political Polling Online; Online Voter Registration; Chapter 7: Campaign Resources; Political Web Sites; Web Sites by Focus; Advocacy Organizations; City and County; Congress; Documents; Federal Government; Cabinet Departments; Other Major Independent and Regulatory Agencies; Other Key Federal Government Sites and Databases; General Political Information; Media; Television and Radio; NewspapersOnline PressMagazines; Political Parties; Democrats; Republicans; Third Parties; States; Think Tanks; Electronic Mailing Lists; Chapter 8: The Virtual Campaign Trail; The 1996 Campaign Online; Grassroots Organizing in 1996; Listening to Congress; Candidates on the Web; Online Users and Losers in 1996; What Worked, What Didn't, and Why; The Internet and National Politics in the 1996 Campaigns; The 1998 Campaign Online; The Good News: More, More, More; A Dearth of Dialogue; Along Comes Jesse; Chapter 9: Election 2000 . . . and Counting; It's the Technology, Stupid!Did the Internet Really Matter This Time?Fundraising Scored Big; Organizing at Cyberspeed; Trade-Offs Online; E-Mail Lists Erode Privacy...; ... While the Candidates and the Voters Yawn; Chapter 10: On the Horizon; "The Internet in Everything"; Living on Internet Time; Will the Internet Be "As Big As TV?"; ""Generation Next"" and the Coming of the Internet Age; About the Author; IndexWith a special focus on recent elections, this resource explains the social relevance of online democracy through various case studies. Among the topics explored are the emergence of online voting; how the Internet has drawn youth back into politics and the reinvention of political action; online privacy and how it will affect Internet politics; the common mistakes of Net activists and how to avoid them; and propaganda, hacking, and the dark side of online politics. Also addressed is how the Gore Democrats and the Bush Republicans pushed the Internet envelope during the presidential campaPolitical participationUnited StatesComputer network resourcesPolitical planningUnited StatesComputer network resourcesLobbyingUnited StatesComputer network resourcesInternetPolitical aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentComputer network resourcesElectronic books.Political participationComputer network resources.Political planningComputer network resources.LobbyingComputer network resources.InternetPolitical aspects320.973/0285/4678Browning Graeme950230MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455973203321Electronic democracy2148275UNINA