Georgetown student emerging as web political strategist
Steve Safran March 17th, 2007
The top emerging web campaign adviser may be a Georgetown student, who is giving away the advice for free. James Kotecki, 21, is building a name for himself on YouTube as he dissects the candidates’ online vids. His message sure sounds familiar: “The web isn’t TV.” Just because you’re a politician who is “on the web” doesn’t mean you’re using the web well. So as candidates for the 2008 election increasingly put video online, Kotecki critiques. It is not all snark - he compliments the vids he likes. He has constructive advice on vids that could be better. This is what 2008 campaign advice looks like. The candidates seem to be listening - and they’re even responding to James. He may wind up as a significant force shaping this campaign.
5 Comments Add your own
1. James Kotecki | March 17th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Thanks for blogging about me! I honestly don’t know where this all is going, but it’s very exciting.
-James
2. Swift Loris | March 17th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
If I’m gonna watch candidates’ campaign videos, they better give me something that justifies the greater amont of time it takes to watch them vs. reading the same words on a Web site or blog. And they better start doing it in the first few seconds of the video, or I won’t finish watching it.
3. Dave | March 18th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Who cares? So some 21 year old kid with no real life experience is putting a video on YouTube. Does this really make it news? This is just moronic.
4. David Johnson | March 19th, 2007 at 8:28 am
James, you may have to face a cage match with Jeff Jarvis over at Prezvid.com for the title.
5. Jeremiah | March 29th, 2007 at 12:22 am
He actually used the phrase “one way conversation.”
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