That seems to be the plan so far, no? The LP has actually got a platform (one that is highly debatable, true, but a platform all the same), but you’d never know it listening to their candidate.

A matter of vigilance and perseverance of what? Maintaining the aura of blissful ignorance among the general public in the hopes that Noynoy can breeze through the elections with nothing but the goodwill the masses feel towards his parents and with no general platform to speak of?

of course noynoy will win, it’s just a matter of vigilance and perseverance. protect the ballot and spread the word.

Since you made exactly the same comment verbatim on two different posts on this website, I’ll assume that you are either paid by the Aquino campaign to go around and do that sort of thing, or you are just so personally committed that you are doing it on your own. If your situation is the former case, there’s no point in discussing it with you, but if it is the latter, then you should be able to share with us why you believe NoyNoy “siya ang the best candidate”.

If that’s your honest belief and you hope to convince others to see the value of it, explain why.

Sana manalo si NoyNoy sa eleksyon, for me, siya ang the best candidate.

Perhaps the decision to use vlogs should tell us what Aquino’s campaign advisers think of his target audience/voters and how they should be spoken to. If you’re seen as juvenile, you’ll be spoken to with a condescending mind but a patronizing face. If you’re seen as an adult, the delivery of the message would be tailored accordingly.

Correction: “… which is why politicians and THEIR campaign friends invest big money into these substance-free ads.”

perhaps this is what you are missing: just because a person likes an ad TODAY doesnt mean he will will vote THREE MONTHS FROM NOW on the basis of that ad alone!

But, empirical observations also show – IT CAN HAPPEN.

which is why politicians and his campaign “friends” invest big money into these substance-free ads.

The reason vblogs are popular with the youth is because they don’t take much concentration to produce (short attention spans are a trait more commonly associated with young people).

At the end of the day, the written work is still tops in terms of density of the knowledge it contains and the deeper structuring of knowledge and information it makes possible.

You can see it in movie adaptations of books. The movies may be visually stunning but they will always be pale shadows of the book they were based on in terms of the depth and breadth of the actual information they convey.

perhaps this is what you are missing: just because a person likes an ad TODAY doesnt mean he will will vote THREE MONTHS FROM NOW on the basis of that ad alone!

But, empirical observations also show – IT CAN HAPPEN. 

Just to add…

I’m one of those who would also want the platform written down. For some people, it’s easier for them to understand things just by listening (auditory learners) and for others, it’s much easier for them to understand something when it’s written down and they can see actual text (visual learners).

Not everything I hear can get filtered into my brain and processed, I need to see the words with my own eyes and recite them over and over again in my head so I can understand. Noynoy should be able to cater to these types of people, too. Vblogs are, in fact, one of the internet trends I avoid. Because of the many trolls on Youtube who make pointless vblogs (rants), it leaves a rather foul taste in my mouth when I come across one. You see so many prepubescents (and I’ve seen girls as young as 10) making vblogs and knowing that a presidential candidate is actually making one too sort of makes my expectations of him fall shorter than they already have.

Tama na ang vblogs, pwede bang isulat na rin?

With a platform, it might be a clever way to use communications; that’s not too different than some of the things Obama was doing. Without a platform, though, it’s a lazy gimmick.