Ft. Hard Knox − Conservatives Are Trailing in Web 2.0 Use…For Now!

Conservatives Are Trailing in Web 2.0 Use…For Now!

Posted June 15th, 2007 by Orlando

When it comes to Web 2.0 technologies, initially, it doesn’t look as positive for Conservatives. Consider the piece by the Washington Post:

If conservatives have mastered talk radio — with Limbaugh as the undisputed king of the AM dial — those on the left hope to achieve the same dominance on the Internet. Daily Kos, a sounding board for opposition to Bush and the Iraq war, among other topics, leads most political blogs in Web traffic and notoriety.

There’s no doubt liberals have a running start on internet technologies but don’t count Conservatives out just yet. With sites like InstaPundit, RedState, Little Green Footballs, and Michelle Malkin‘s (to name a few) the Conservative Web 2.0 push is just getting started. Selling Conservatives short would be a huge mistake. Not only do we have ability and desire, we have the capital (financial and human) to create a bigger and better presence than liberals. I like how Wilma Rudolph puts it:

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.