Elected by Google
Webguild has amazing numbers on Barack Obama’s online spending. They report that in February, he spent $1 million on Google vs. Hillary Clinton’s $67,000, according to Federal Election Commission filings. He spent nearly $100,000 on Yahoo ads; she spent about a tenth of that. He spent an additional $58,000 on Yahoo search ads; she spent none. He spent $4,900 on Facebook; she spent none.
Spending money is only one way Obama and company have used the internet — particuarly the social internet — well. But they are spending money smarter.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Yep - Just proves Clinton is old school - no “change” in that candidate.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
“Elected by Google” I contributed to the Obama campaign and don’t recall seeing one add on Google (I use gmail, google reader, maps, etc). I just didn’t notice. I just turned 60 and this is the first time in my life I’ve given money to a political campaign. Couldn’t we say, “Elected by Steve?”
March 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
It’s a case stud in the making, no doubt. Hurry up and finish that WWGD book and get on this one.
March 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Okay, that should say case STUDY, not stud. I mean, I like Obama, voted for him in the primary, donated to his campaign. But I wouldn’t go so far as as call him a stud.
March 30th, 2008 at 5:45 am
It might also mean that Obama is getting a lot more clickthrus than Hillary.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:07 am
[...] Obama sà lo ha comprendido, lo que se refleja también en sus gastos de campaña. Como informan BuzzMachine y WebGuild, Obama ha gastado mucho más dinero en nuevos medios, mientras que Hillary Clinton [...]