YouTube launches interactive forum for ’08 candidates

YOUTUBE LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE FORUM FOR '08 CANDIDATES
[SOURCE: TheHill, AUTHOR: Aman Ali]
Online video service YouTube is providing presidential candidates with a virtual soapbox that allows them to interact with the online community. The Google-affiliated website added a feature to its You Choose ’08 site that encourages a two-way dialogue between candidates and voters. The Spotlight feature was launched Wednesday and allows a different candidate each week to create a video for the Spotlight to encourage responses from YouTube users. “It’s an interactive platform,” said Steve Grove, head of the site’s News and Politics division. “It’s revolutionary because it encourages dialogue and conversation in an authentic way.” The Spotlight will be featured on each candidate’s YouTube channel and on the main site’s News and Politics category. Throughout the week, users can engage in dialogue with candidates by posting videos back and forth in the Spotlight section.
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