What was going on with the Internet in 2008
2008 was a News Milestone
According to the Pew Research Center, in 2008 the Internet emerged as a leading source for campaign news, surpassing all other media except television as an outlet for national and international news.
The Internet and Politics
In 2008, Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate of a major party to utilize social networking sites, podcasting, Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, and YouTube to expand and engage his audience of supporters and donors.
2008 was also the year that the "deal-of-the-day" website Groupon launched — and the collaborate storage service Dropbox launched.