Hillary Clinton became the first of
what Glamour Magazine hopes will be many presidential candidate guest
"bloggers" (actually just brief essays or answers to commenters'
questions) on its Web site. Hillary writes: "As a young woman, I was reminded daily of
what I couldn't do -- the schools I couldn't attend, the sports I
couldn't play, the jobs I could never have," Clinton wrote, adding, "I
watched my daughter and her friends grow into capable young women,
watched them compete with men in every field -- politics, finance,
medicine, law. I watched them get involved in my campaign because
they've grown up being told by their parents and teachers that anything
is possible and they want to see me prove it."
Maybe Howard Dean started the trend, but this season's presidential
election has really become the year of the blog. And, candidates are raising huge sums of money over these blogs. Ron Paul, for example, has raised $18,861,851.70 online, through his blog and he is not even a top tier candidate. Magazines like Glamour are following suit with their own blogs, and presidential candidates are starting to understand that they must participate in these as well.
What should all of this be telling lawyers about the need for blogs and blogging.
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