Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The First ‘Wired’ President
There’s a nice little article on CNN today about how the “Change” we’re about to see in Washington is more than just about Politics. One of the biggest and most successful campaigns ever run owes a lot to technology. Utilizing social networks, mobile applications, YouTube and all the rest spoke volumes about not only the ‘reality’ of how deeply rooted technology has become in our society today, but how the concept of the average American’s connection to the President is about to drastically change. Never before has any candidate been this ‘connected’ to their base and its effects were clearly proven this past November.
So, I guess what most intrigues me is how this will all continue once he takes office. How does his new role effect how he’s able to connect with the ‘common man’ or will this connection ultimately effect his new role? It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I think the game’s about to change in some exciting new ways.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/15/obama.internet.president/index.html
