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When reading the article, one thing came to my mind, the similarities between Naheed Nenshi’s campaign and Barack Obama’s campaign. Naheed Nenshi learned from the great Barack Obama in terms of campaigning himself. Both of these individuals used all the tools available to them in order to win. And it worked, both men won, Obama as the President of the United States and Nenshi as the Mayor of Calgary. The similarities they share in helping themselves in winning the race are tools found on the web. Both men understand the impact of web on society today.

We currently live in a time where the web is taking over all modes of communication. It is taking over and slowly replacing the television, radio and all other types of mediums you can think of. Everything is found on the internet now, from music, TV shows, photos, songs …etc. This has happened through the evolution of technology. Society is becoming more and more tech savvy as we progress through the 21st century. With technological convergence on your phones, mp3 players and other types of technology you can access countless amounts of information through the internet. In relation to Obama and Nenshi, they both understand the impact of the web. And has personally got in touch to voters through the web and made the voting process personal. Nenshi reached large audiences very easily through technological opportunities provided to society through the web. Nenshi advertised himself through the web and creating buzz about the campaign through Facebook pages, Blogs, Tweets and websites. Just as Obama, when he made apps for the iPhone were voters can stay up-to-date with the campaign. This is seen as a unique way to obtain voters, and should be seen as a something to learn from. As other candidates running in political campaigns may want to take a note or two from these political winners.