We've Only Scratched The Surface of Internet Support - Please Read! Very Important!

[ronpaulfan]

I've said this a few times before but I want to emphasize it again. If you think we "own" YouTube or the Internet, you are wrong. We've only scratched the surface of internet support. Read the following and let it sink in:



"Nearly half of all Americans have broadband Internet connections in their homes" (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026364)

Are half of all Americans Ron Paul supporters? No.
"70% of adult women use the internet." (http://www.pewinternet.org/trends/User_Demo_6.15.07.htm)

Are 70% of adult women Ron Paul supporters? No.



Yes, we dominate the daily top rated News (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=tr&t=t&c=25&l=&e=en_US) on YouTube but rarely do we have videos in the daily top viewed News (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=25&l=). Also only once or twice a week do videos reach the main YouTube top viewed (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=0&l=&e=en_US) page.


Keep thinking of ways to reach more people on the internet!

Here is the perfect example of how you can leverage your musical abilities to reach a new audience on YouTube (watch the ending).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDS2DfJZ6vQ

[Matt Collins]

Only 30% of voters are proficient on the Internet.

This means that 70% of our efforts NEED TO BE OFFLINE!!!

[ronpaulfan]

Only 30% of voters are proficient on the Internet.

This means that 70% of our efforts NEED TO BE OFFLINE!!!

you love nay-saying everything don't you?

Shills could learn a lot from you.

[Maverick]

Yes, we dominate the daily top rated News (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=tr&t=t&c=25&l=&e=en_US) on YouTube but rarely do we have videos in the daily top viewed News (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=25&l=). Also only once or twice a week do videos reach the main YouTube top viewed (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=0&l=&e=en_US) page.


Yeah, I've noticed this before. How do we bump the views? Maybe we should put a waterskiing squirrel in an RP video? ;)

[slantedview]

Yeah, I've noticed this before. How do we bump the views? Maybe we should put a waterskiing squirrel in an RP video? ;)

lol. genius!

[theantirobot]

We can grow our internet support by growing our offline support.

[Libertarian]

Yeah, I've noticed this before. How do we bump the views? Maybe we should put a waterskiing squirrel in an RP video? ;)

I'm on it.

[Paulitician]

Offline support is key. I would agree that most people aren't internet proficient, and get most of theire news, if they get it at all, from major media.

[FreedomLover]

My parents and many of my friends and family all have internet connections, but they never use them for anything other than checking email or sports or something, and they certainly aren't "youtube" kind of people.

You can't win elections on the internet, you got go out into the real world.

[theswedishchef]

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[angelatc]

Only 30% of voters are proficient on the Internet.

This means that 70% of our efforts NEED TO BE OFFLINE!!!

Matt's absolutely right.

We will not win this campaign with email and blog posts alone.

[Matt Collins]

you love nay-saying everything don't you?No, but I do get pleasure from educating others and helping them to learn.

[lastnymleft]

Also only once or twice a week do videos reach the main YouTube top viewed (http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=0&l=&e=en_US) page.

Keep thinking of ways to reach more people on the internet!


I've been thinking about this for a while, too. One thing I see lacking in our highly-decentralized approach is actually a failing in capitalism itself: the inefficiencies associated with duplicated efforts, and the concomitant loss of concentrated focus.

Take the recent youtubing of The Situation Room where Wolf and The Hot Chick were talking about the blimp. I've seen no fewer than four different youtubes of it. The result of this is that the views are split four ways, making it much harder for any of them to get promoted onto Most Viewed.

Perhaps we need to rethink strategy? Maybe we should be looking to have some "official" grassroots youtubers that monitor EVERYTHING that can be VERY responsive, time-wise, to putting youtubes up. Perhaps it could be a team, dedicated to one channel each, or in shifts. Whatever. It would need to be done in a quality manner. Everybody could subscribe to these people, and know exactly where to go to to get the latest.

Or perhaps rather than having it scattered, there can be a "RonPaulGrassroots" user (c.f. ronpaul2008) account created on Youtube, and the specialist team of youtubers can each share the account details, posting their youtubes to there. We can easily arrange for a server to store centralized backups of all vids submitted.

We can even make it one of those Professional grade accounts, without the 10 minute limit on it. Then we can show great interviews like the New Hampshire Telegraph one on there. ( The one referenced on obamala.com )

I don't do youtubes, so I don't know what's involved. If we need to organize for some people to have special software, or TIVO, or whatever, the merits may be worthwhile.

So what say you, youtubers?

[max]

OP is not saying that we should ignore the offline world.....His point is that we can still make a lot of progress online

[ronpaulfan]

OP is not saying that we should ignore the offline world.....His point is that we can still make a lot of progress online

Thankz. That is where I was going with the post.

Anyone who says "don't go out in the real world, stay on the internet" is an obvious shill. But strangely, anyone who says "stop promoting Ron Paul online, go out in the real world" is not a shill. Odd how we have these double standards :D

nay-sayers = shill wannabes

[The Lantern]

Yeah, I've noticed this before. How do we bump the views? Maybe we should put a waterskiing squirrel in an RP video? ;)

All right!! Now we can have the Ron Paul squirrel!

[ronpaulfan]

nay-sayers = shill wannabes

Yes Matt. I have my eye on you :rolleyes:

Deep cover operative sent to derail every single thing you see? Or, just an..... :D

[Xanax Nation]

E-mail can go viral. Needs too. If we all have an average of ten friends, and there's what, 8000 on this board alone, we can tell 10 people about Paul, then assuming an average of two people take up the cause, someone can do the math but that is a lot of people getting in the kNOw. Mix it up with knocking on doors and slim jimming it. We're gonna be at the Chumuckla Redneck Parade this weekend (never been so don't ask!!) north of Pensacola this weekend.

[Paulitician]

Thankz. That is where I was going with the post.

Anyone who says "don't go out in the real world, stay on the internet" is an obvious shill. But strangely, anyone who says "stop promoting Ron Paul online, go out in the real world" is not a shill. Odd how we have these double standards :D

nay-sayers = shill wannabes
With the presence and the amount of momentum we have here on the Internet I don't think we have to worry about it too much. I think it's better if we put more energy and creativity to get the message out offline.

[Mark]

http://www.alexa.com/

this is a good site ranking ...site. To give a hint on what site would be good for
advertisement.

Just sent you an email Chef about Godmark, Sweden,

and my non-profit's outreach to people outside of the USA for support in promoting Dr Paul through my non-profit organization.

This explains what I can do and why through my church:

I chose "political involvement" instead of "Fed Tax Exemption"


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http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=24781

The prohibition on certain political activity also does not violate First Amendment rights, the USCCB lawyers said, because



nonprofit organizations can choose between political involvement or the federal tax exemption.

There is "not an absolute prohibition against political activity by tax-exempt organizations," they note.


"Rather, it is a condition placed on receipt of federal tax exemption.


Thus, an exempt organization has a choice between involvement in political campaign intervention and the benefits of tax exemption."

[Highstreet]

My parents and many of my friends and family all have internet connections, but they never use them for anything other than checking email or sports or something, and they certainly aren't "youtube" kind of people.

You can't win elections on the internet, you got go out into the real world.

Then email them.

I have sent out two heartfelt family emails about RP, his character, and rising tide of support. If you want a copy, I can post them here.

I made them in the form of chain emails, too.

[RonPaulStreetTeam]

welllll with $350,000 (aka Blimp) we could have launched an internet takeover advertising campaign directly targeted at select groups.

but whatever.

we'll let a city or 3 see a blimp that makes no sense to non political people.