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Campaigns Tap Web To Schedule "Meetups'.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
Byline: SHEILA RILEY
In cyberspace, politics is following Cupid's lead.
Internet campaign sites are pointing voters to places where they can connect face to face with like-minded supporters of a candidate.
The technology is similar to that used in dating sites, which hook up people who have romance in mind. Campaign sites bring together those with the common goal of getting their guy in office -- or, in the case of California, keeping their already-elected guy from being kicked out.
Many campaigns, such as Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean's, are relying on a site called Meetup.com. The site uses the Web to raise millions in donations and organize supporters. It lists 591 cities worldwide where "meetups" can take place the first Wednesday of each month.
"No political campaign has done something like this before," said Tiffany Schlain, founder and director of the Webby Awards, the Academy Awards of the Internet. "There hasn't been an organizing tool to achieve this."
Web efforts such as Dean's are changing the basic nature of campaigning.
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