Ever since the huge success of Obama's "Hope" campaign, there has been many politicians that becoming aware of the power and influence of social media. In the wake of upcoming election in November 2012, Rick Perry from The Republican Party had launched a video called "Strong" via YouTube that has gone viral. This video had caused an uproar due to its provocative messages delivered by him, that arising in the debate on the internet; which in the video, he point that there's something wrong in US, when gays are allowed to serve in the military, and Obama's war in religion?. In a way, it is true that he had his 15 seconds of fame (in his case, it's 31 seconds) but, is it a wise decision to had these messages as the theme of your campaign in such free and liberal country like the United States?
Well, that's different for sure. But with approximately 745,000 dislikes and countless parodies on YouTube...i don't think it is a good idea for a politicians, let alone a candidate for presidency.
Another "Politicians vs Social Media" encounter was the Secretary of State Bill Gardner's (#BillGardnersFact) that has become a twitter trending topic due to his firm stance on the state's first-in-the-nation primary; in which he made a statement that he has complete control over setting the date of the primary and urging Nevada to move its caucus a few days to allow Iowa and New Hampshire to hold their contests in January.
I guess Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black isn't the only one that got their 15 seconds of fame through the internet....