MySpace Gets Political

 
By Sherri April 29, 2007



MySpace and Mark Burnett, the producer of "Survivor," are teaming up to bring a little bit of political pandering to the online community.

The new creation, "Independent," will be a reality offering designed to get young people interested in voting. Through the reality vehicle, contestants will vie for a cool million dollars to spend on a political cause or campaign.

According to San Jose Mercury News, contestants will discuss ideas online each day and will also have to set up their own MySpace pages dedicated to their campaigns. Potential participants will be selected from videos posted on MySpace.

Viewers and web users will also be able to get involved through "interactive town-hall settings."

This sounds like an interesting use of the Internet and MySpace – even if the show idea hasn't been picked up by a network as of yet. I have to admit, I'm not sure how interesting this would be played out on film, but still, it is a creative way to try and bring attention to the voting process, campaigning and politics in general.

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Labels: 2008 elections, myspace, online tv, politics, survivor