| After watching video of Tom Golisano's press conference announcing his new PAC yesterday, I noticed on the second viewing that he had a banner behind him with a website: www.responsiblenewyork.com - appropriate, considering the name of his PAC is Responsible New York.
So I punch in "www.responsiblenewyork.com" and this is what I encountered:
Phillip has remarked in the past about some of our state senate candidates that are lacking a website. I guess a website address is better than no website at all, but why not put some sort of placeholder up there to tell people that they have landed at the right place?
A few tips for the candidates and other important people of New York as it relates to the Internet.
(1) One of the first things you should (or have your staff do) as a candidate is create a website. Don't wait until it gets closer to election season to do it. As a blogger, I can do my job better if I have a website to give people. That way, we can get to know the candidate better whether we live in the district or not.
(2) If you have a web address reserved, don't just leave the Go Daddy "This page is parked" up there for public consumption. At the very least, put up a placeholder indicating that, in the near future, you will have fully operational website and that this is indeed your official website.
(3) If you have a website, use it. Don't just have a very general website where you don't update anything and just use it to say that you have an online presence. Anyone can have a website, but using it is another story.
Those are my tips. I am accepting donations should you utilize these tips. |
