Website: www.stophernow.com
Theme: to stop Hillary CLinton from becoming the president in 2008
Control: rescuing America from the liberal views of Hillary Clinton
What type of resistance: CounterMovement, the website is organized and trying to reach a larger public
What kinds of power are used by the dominant group to exercise control? How?: the power to promote, they are using technology to reach a large audience, they have links to where you can put the website on your own virtual spaces (myspace and facebook). The use the news media and incorporate all articles that belittle clinton on their page. THey have blogs that allow people to share ideas and thoughts.
On the resistance side, what kinds of powers are used? How?: They try to counter the anti Clinton sites in the same manner. They have links to other sites that promote and side with Clinton. Also, blogging is available to support Clinton. Technology is used, to give supporters place to view Hillarys movements, and to promote her ideas and opinions.
How are ICT's used to make resistance?: the internet is used to gather supporters and give the antiHillary Clinton movement a home base. Also, the utilize the media in order to display all of the news stories that are antiClinton.
-Kasey Boykin, Vanchelsa Sandoval, Kallie Gallagher
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