Blogs and independant websites influenced "NO" vote for European Constitution study finds.

From Euractiv:

"Websites advocating a 'No' vote in the 29 May 2005 French referendum on the EU Constitution were more numerous and formed a more tightly-knit network than those in favour of the Constitution, according to a study. 

The study published (in French) by scientists Franck Ghitalla and Guilhem Fouetillou of the Université de Technologie de Compiègne stands as a warning to politicians not to ignore the increasing power of blogs and other independent websites on the internet."