Online Political Websites In Trouble
from the who-cares? dept
The election is over, and so (apparently) are the flood of political websites. Most are struggling or shut down. My favorite quote, though, is from a VP at Voter.com: "Last year as we started this project many thought the Internet was going to change everything about politics, and it did, but only a little bit." That's right. The internet changes everything, but only a little bit. Maybe that should be the Techdirt slogan.
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