readwriteweb.com - 11/14/2008
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President elect Obama will bring the President's weekly "fireside chat" into the 21st century by offering it not just on the radio, but in video on YouTube as well. It's as if the new President really cares whether the next generation has a connection to his regular work. That's where the ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/14/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
By Jose Antonio Vargas The White House has
gone YouTube. Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly
Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube ...
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The YouTube Presidency
kottke.org - 11/13/2008
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kottke.org —
You may have noticed that the video of
Burn-E I embedded looked a bit better than a
normal YouTube video. YouTube has been quietly offering high-quality versions of some of their videos for quite some time via a "watch in high quality" link just ...
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● High quality YouTube video hack
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Obama Gets Online Video
WebProNews Feed —
... heavily since the election, and it appears that his grasp on the importance of the Internet as a communication tool will continue right into his Presidency. "Some people are already saying that posting to YouTube is just the strategy of the week for pandering to young people," notes Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb . "They point out that Obama's account on Twitter, almost the most popular account on the service, has been dead silent since the election ended." Personally, I'm glad that the President-Elect is staying busy enough to where he doesn't have time to Twitter. ...
Linkpost | 11.15.2008
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... - Highlighted by 6,000-person layoffs at Sun Microsystems. • Obama to Address the Nation Each Week on YouTube - Fireside chats become LCD-monitor chats. Also ...
Obama Pimping the White House with High Tech Gadgets?
The Next Web —
... in the Oval office as well as the first to use the web for his weekly address to the nation. This little interesting nugget has sparked a flurry of discussion amongst designers over how the White House should be changed to accommodate the more tech savvy Obama and his love for tech. ...
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