Mike Elgan
Columns and articles by technology culture writer Mike Elgan

19 March 2008

Has Digg Already Picked the President?

Social bookmarking sites actual endorse candidates without actually trying to do so. By searching the sites, and sorting those searches by votes or popularity, you can get a sense of who members prefer. Interestingly, all the major social bookmarking and social networking sites agree on the same candidate. The very definition of a Web 2.0 site is one that derives its value from the actions of users. Users are voters, and if these user-voters choose a candidate, shouldn't that candidate win the election? Datamation