Technology has changed this election and the way we seek information.

I was unable to watch the live coverage of the Republican and Democratic nomination acceptance speeches on television. In the past, I would be out of luck and would only be able to watch small parts of the speeches on the news or read about it in the newspaper. But not today! Never before has there been so much access to information when I wanted the information. I was able to watch the speeches on youtube.
After watching the speeches I was able to look further into what the Obama and McCain had said.

After the Vice Presidents were announced, I thought, "Who the heck is Biden? Who the heck is Palin? What do they stand for?" Technology helped me to learn more about Biden and Palin when I wanted to know. I looked both of them up on Wikipedia and viewed their official websites.

Technology has also helped people who were often ignored get their message out to the public. I had heard mentioned that both nomination parties had protesters, but I never had a chance to see or hear them. I was able to view footage of the protesters on youtube! and a photo essay of protesters at the Republican convention.

Technology has helped us become in charge of our learning. We no longer have to rely on sources to tell us what we should know. Technology has also given a voice to those who did not have one, allowing people to create their own content on youtube, blogs, wikipedia, and all over the web.

Photo by Chis Darling.