Advise for candidates

“Record a campaign video. Upload that video in Youtube and Google Video, and more than a hundred other video sharing sites. Get a bunch of videophiles who will promote your videos in forums, yahoogroups, and other online Filipino communities.” maranan.us: Bringing Campaigns Online

“If you’re going to launch an effective online campaign, you need to consider the specific online behavior of Filipinos and not just assume that putting up a website will cut it. If a candidate’s online gimmicks grab the attention of mainstream media, that’s a good sign”. stellify.net : 2007 Philippine Elections: Will Online Campaigns Work?

“none of [the] senatorial candidates sites’ utilized blogging platform or any dynamic content management systems. It would have been great to see a dynamic website or campaign blog with round-the-clock updates on the candidates’ campaign sorties. aczafra.com: Philippine 2007 Senatorial Candidates Invade Wikipedia

Meeting the Candidates

“In exchange for candidates knocking on your door and shaking hands with you, you get a Friendster invite instead. Now you can say you’re friends with a senator”. pinoytechblog.com: Friendster, an unlikely internet election campaign arena