Click On Democracy : The Internet's Power To Change Political Apathy Into Civic Action

__Click on Democracy__ examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money.Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the Internet is its emergence as a community builder - under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions - in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted. The contributors to __Click on Democracy__ talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet... "Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money. Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the Internet is its emergence as a community builder - under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions - in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted. The contributors to Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source of renewal for civic engagement."--Provided by publisher. Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money.Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the Internet is its emergence as a community builder - under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions - in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted. The contributors to Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source of renewal for civic engagement. "Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The authors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 was missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference the Internet made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating money and votes." "Voter turnout has dwindled over the past forty years, and today, fewer Americans are involved in civic activities. The real story of the Internet is its emergence as a community builder - under the radar of most political observers who focus on large institutions - in a society that has become politically disengaged and disenchanted." "The authors of Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who use the Internet in new and effective ways, and who regularly harness the Internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source for renewal in civic engagement."--Jacket Click on Democracy examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on Election 2000 has largely been missed or underestimated. The reason: the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money. The contributors to Click on Democracy talk at length with the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internet’s power as a networking tool for civic action. Viewed from this bottom-up perspective, the Internet emerges as an exciting and powerful source of renewal for civic engagement. The new foreword is from Scott Heiferman and William Finkel, both of Meetup, Inc. Chapter 1 Don't do it, Drew / Steve Davis -- chapter 2 Election.dud / Steve Davis -- chapter 3 Hype / Steve Davis -- chapter 4 Humility / Steve Davis -- chapter 5 Hope / Steve Davis -- chapter 6 Communities of Belief / Steve Davis -- chapter 7 Communities of Action / Steve Davis -- chapter 8 Communities of Identity / Steve Davis -- chapter 9 Communities of Discourse / Steve Davis -- chapter 10 The Future / Steve Davis -- chapter Epilogue / Steve Davis. This text examines the first US national election in which the Internet played a major role. The contributors argue that the Internet's most profound political impact on the 2000 election has largely been missed or underestimated. This is because the difference it made was more social than electoral, more about building political communities than about generating votes and money This book examines the first national election in which the Internet played a major role. It addresses the people who are using the Internet in new and effective ways, and who are capitalizing on the Internet's power as a networking tool for civic action. IT WAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, WHEN DREW MCGARR, REAL estate agent, dropped the bomb on a tight circle of friends, political junkies all.