Juan Manuel Santos Grows Extremely Quickly in Social Networks

Juan Manuel Santos — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:31:01 +0000

BOGOTA, Colombia (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In only two weeks, the Santos Presidential campaign has managed to slingshot the candidate across social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, hi5, Delicious and WordPress. Santos’ Facebook fans were at 70,409 before the Web 2.0 campaign began, and now number 148,750 within 15 days.

The candidate’s Twitter followers grew from 1,486 followers to 5,913 in the same time frame. Flickr currently boasts 10,879 visits and 318 uploaded photos, while YouTube has 67,874 visits, and Vimeo 4,364 plays, demonstrating the momentum of the Santos campaign.

The Internet Task Force is comprised of a young, multidisciplinary team, including video editors, Web designers, and experts in social benchmarking, SMS, online advertising, and database management.

These individuals represent the most talented Colombian citizens, and dedicate more than 20 hours a day to the Santos Presidential campaign.

The recent growth of the campaign has proved the Santos message, that all great accomplishments are achieved through teamwork. The campaign encourages supporters to keep using social media to help spread the message of the Santos Campaign across the country and thanks them for their dedication.

More information: http://www.santospresidente.com/ .

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Twitter Goes Down and Hall of Shame Goes Up in Colombia Presidential Elections 2010

Carly Zed Zander — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:18:26 +0000

BOGOTA, Colombia (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Web 2.0 Victory Team set up by presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos, has recently been attacked through various online media. These attacks have ranged from fake profiles or groups on Twitter and Facebook, to misleading or abusive comments on blogs. In response, the Web 2.0 Victory Team, lead by Santiago Valencia, has created the “Wall of Shame.”

Valencia states, “With one out of four Colombians on Facebook and nearly half the population online, we had to figure out a way to fight these accusations.”

The team will use Web 2.0 behavior with Colombian citizens to help the campaign find and report abuse. A Web site has been set up to help individuals that have found abusive content to register and upload the material and make it available online.

Valencia notes, “We understand that many citizens are passionate about the upcoming elections, but death threats to citizens and other candidates, along with other offensive content, is not the proper way to reach out to patriotic Colombians.”

The campaign hopes that these efforts will help point out the misleading information. Traditionally, many campaigns do not want to drive traffic to negative advertising. However, the Santos campaign feels that highlighting these misleading facts will help in bringing justice to the electoral process.

The new page launched on Monday, May 10th, signaling another initiative brought from the Santos campaign. The campaign was also the first to launch a video announcement with the candidate addressing voters online and the first to use live streaming and mobile messaging to mobilize support from the ground up.

For more information visit www.santospresidente.com .

Spanish Translation

Twitter va hacia abajo y el Salón de la Vergüenza sube en Colombia Elecciones Presidenciales 2010

BOGOTA, Colombia (Send2Press Newswire) – La Web 2.0 del triunfo del partido creado por el candidato presidencial Juan Manuel Santos, ha sido recientemente atacado a través de diversos medios en línea. Estos ataques van desde los perfiles falsos o grupos en Twitter y Facebook, para inducir a error o comentarios abusivos en blogs. En respuesta, la Web 2.0 Equipo de Victoria, dirigido por Santiago Valencia, ha creado el “Muro de la Vergüenza”.

Estados Valencia, “Con uno de cada cuatro colombianos en Facebook y casi la mitad de la población en línea, tuvimos que encontrar una manera de luchar contra estas acusaciones.”

El equipo utilizará la Web 2.0 con el comportamiento de los ciudadanos colombianos para ayudar a la campaña de encontrar y reportar el abuso. Un sitio Web ha sido creado para ayudar a las personas que han encontrado contenido abusivo para registrarse y cargar el material y hacerlo disponible en línea.

Valencia señala: “Entendemos que muchos ciudadanos sienten pasión por las próximas elecciones, pero las amenazas de muerte a los ciudadanos y otros candidatos, junto con otros contenidos ofensivos, no es la forma correcta de llegar a los colombianos patriotas.”

La campaña espera que estos esfuerzos ayudarán a recordar la información engañosa. Tradicionalmente, las campañas de muchos no quieren para dirigir el tráfico a la publicidad negativa. Sin embargo, la campaña de Santos considera que destacar estos hechos engañosos ayudará a llevar la justicia al proceso electoral.

La nueva página lanzado el Lunes, 10 de mayo, lo que indica otra iniciativa traída de la campaña de Santos. La campaña también fue el primero en lanzar un anuncio de vídeo con el candidato en línea frente a los votantes y el primero en utilizar en tiempo real y mensajería móvil para movilizar el apoyo desde la base.

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