With a special focus on recent elections, this resource explains the social relevance of online democracy through various case studies. Among the topics explored are the emergence of online voting, how the Internet has drawn youth back into politics and the reinvention of political action, online privacy and how it will affect Internet politics, the common mistakes of Net activists and how to avoid them, and propaganda, hacking, and the dark side of online politics. Also addressed is how the Gore Democrats and the Bush Republicans pushed the Internet envelope during the presidential campaign.