Comments on: Internetisation of The 2008 Presidential Elections Is Unprecedented http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/ notes and observations on democracy, politics, economy and sport related news about Armenia and Armenians Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Global Voices Online » Armenia: Political Blogging Intensifies http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7872 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:14:56 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7872 [...] discussions finished on this. Following the publication of the list of presidential candidate websites on The Armenian Observer blog, an outburst of interest towards those sites by the Armenian Internet [...]

]]> By: Levonator and Sezhadevil in Focus of Bloggers’ Attention « The Armenian Observer Blog http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7792 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:52:19 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7792 [...] discussions finished on this. Following the publication of the list of presidential candidate websites on The Armenian Observer blog, an outburst of interest towards those sites by the Armenian Internet [...]

]]> By: Լեւոնատորն ու Սերժատանան Ինտերնետ Համայնքի Ուշադրության Կենտրոնում « Հայկական լրատվական բլոգ http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7791 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:27:29 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7791 [...] այս շաբաթ սահմանափակվեցին այսքանով` Դիտորդ բլոգում նախագահության թեկնածուների կայքերի ցուցակը հրապարակվ… հետեւեց այդ կայքերի նկատմամբ հայկական ինտերնետ [...]

]]> By: H http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7738 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:29:34 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7738 Sorry, probably out of context but have you heard that :

ՄԱԿ-ը Հայաստանը ճանաչել է աշխարհի միակ քրիստոնյա երկիր:
read the full news at http://www.levonforpresident.com blog:

http://www.levonforpresident.com/am/33/

]]> By: Armenia Election Monitor 2008 » Blog Archive » Opposition Polls, Administrative Resources & Possible Campaign Violations http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7730 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:27:52 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7730 [...] I discovered Serge Sargsyan’s official campaign site and posted a link to it on this and another blog. The next day, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) posted a story based on the content of [...]

]]> By: Observer http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7717 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:03:02 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7717 Updated – and included the Armenia Election Monitor 2008, which was also my pleasure to do, sir! :)))

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7715 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:30:01 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7715 It is a news resource.

And when the election campaign gets under way there will be lots of unique coverage, especially photo stories, that none of the other sites will have.

The only thing that therefore separates it from the others as a special election site is simply that a) it has no staff, b) it has no budget and c) it wasn’t paid for by international donor money.

Otherwise, it’s a presidential election site that’s been set up to offer news that’s analyzed and put in what I consider to be a proper context away and unique reports and photo stories when the election campaign is underway.

I don’t consider how it can’t be included and I don’t consider that there’s an issue of bias especially when you consider that you could argue the same about you and Echannel, for example.

In fact, I can’t see any reason why you wouldn’t consider the site to be what it’s intended to be save for the fact that it’s run by an individual and not an organization. If that’s the basis, then it’s somewhat discriminatory and if a site has been established to monitor the election, that’s what it’s been set up to do. Plain and simple.

On the other hand, does it really matter? I mean, nobody seems too interested in what’s being covered by these sites to date according to circle.am although A1 Plus by far leads the pack. Even so, considering the number of Internet users inside Armenia let alone the Diaspora and it looks like it’s not being used as much of a source of information at all.

These are the stats for the past month at time of writing this comment:

A1 Plus Election Site: 14,751
E-Channel: 2,089
Armenia Election Monitor 2008: 1,448
Mediamax Election 2008 Site: 560

]]> By: Observer http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7714 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:08:54 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7714 Guys – thank you all for the valuable comment, also – sorry about leaving half of the text untranslated for so long – I had too much to do over the weekend.

Onnik – I’ve used that link to Serge’s website and updated the original text.

As to the Armenia Election Monitor 2008 – I accept, that it is an excellent information website, rather then a blog. On the other hand – I find it somewhat wrong to put it alongside with A1plus, Echannel or MediaMax electoral websites, with big budgets, staff, etc., so although your content competes quite well with their’s, for the purposes of this post/article I don’t think I can mention it on the same line as those.

On the other hand – I’m still working on the text, and anything can happen ;) I mean – if you insist and can argue, that your Armenian Election Monitor 2008 is serving exactly the same objectives as the A1plus, Echannel and MediaMax websites, I will happily add it in the same line. I just thought, that if I do it without proper argumentation, people might accuse me of favoring my friends and promoting your blog as if it were a news resource.

]]> By: Haik http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7710 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:58:30 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7710 When I visited the Bargavach website my antivirus captured a Downloader. Please be careful.
The description of the captured thing can be found here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-101518-4323-99

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7706 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:55:28 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7706

A range of information websites dedicated to the upcoming elections have been launched, including the http://elections.a1plus.am/ of A1plus, http://www.echannel.am – by Internews Armenia and http://www.elections2008.am – by MediaMax News Agency.

Armenia Election Monitor 2008
http://blog.oneworld.am

]]> By: Armenia Election Monitor 2008 » Blog Archive » 2008 Presidential Election Campaign Sites http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7705 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:33:36 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7705 [...] notable in that many political parties started to use the Internet to appeal to voters and, as The Armenian Observer notes, that tendency looks set to continue for next month’s presidential election in Armenia. [...]

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7701 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:59:41 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7701 Official Serzh site:

http://www.sergesargsyan.am/

]]> By: levonforpresident.com http://ditord.com/2008/01/11/internetisationof2008elections/#comment-7691 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:38:18 +0000 http://ditord.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/%d4%b1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d4%b8%d5%b6%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d4%bb%d5%b6%d5%bf%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%b6%d5%a5%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%81%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4%d5%b6/#comment-7691 I think it is worth to mention that the majority if not all of the candidate
websites are copycats of the first official presidential candidate website that
is, http://www.levonforpresident.com.
It was established in 21.09.2007, the same evening when Levon Ter-Petrossian
had his first public speech. Compare them yourself and you can find many similarities
which all come from http://www.levonforpresident.com.
Also from all the presidential websites http://www.levonforpresident.com
is the only one with web2 capabilities such as
blog and its own YouTube
Channel.
There are plans to make the site more interactive and always stay a step ahead from other website as it currently is.

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