MLK & Barack Obama!
MLK & Obama
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Obama gleaned from MLK's vision, values, Rare Disney Snowglobes and persistence, inspiring a country to march with him to victory and, in effect, becoming our first Social Media President.
Today, Barack Obama Buy Pevonia Products hours from becoming our 44th President and first African-American to do so.
Barack Obama: He Did What?
* Raised over $250 million from ordinary folks
* Small amounts donated
* Won contests in small states Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, etc...
* Defeated the establishment (Hillary Clinton)
That's pretty audacious. How did he do it? Blogs, Podcasts, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Podcasting.
Political commentators believe Barack Obama is more popular with web surfers because his followers are younger, and young people are more likely to use blogs, social networks, and other new media. That may be true, but it's far from the only reason he's faring well. Obama's campaign is immersed in his audience's experience. He meets his audience where 2 Wide Swarovski Crystal Pearl Crown Necklace New already go on the web, and his message of "change" is packaged in a clear and consistent manner, much like the best consumer products.
"He's building a new Democratic infrastructure, regimenting it under his brand and enlisting new technologies and more sophisticated voter contacting techniques to turn it over from a normal "Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) effort into a lasting movement." (ZDnet 2008)
He has an e-book and YouTube videos that aren't just repurposed content and commercials. One Obama video is a personal Nightwatch Optimus Prime with listeners that makes it seem as if he's sitting in their living rooms. He offers downloadable widgets, logo buttons, videos, and posters, as well as wallpaper and cellphone ringtones. When you look at the details, Obama has a far-reaching strategy.
YouTube also swayed towards Obama with a network of 358,000 followers to McCain's 191,000, with the Obama camp posting over 1,800 videos compared to McCain's 330. These videos accounted for 110 million views.
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These conversations can affect voting decisions as much as they can alter consumer purchasing behavior. So far, in politics Obama has shown real skill at building community. It's having an effect.
On Facebook, the Obama page boasted over three million fans compared to McCain's 618,000
The Obama team, for example befriended almost 130,000 friends on Twitter with an almost equal amount following him.
What word does Hillary Clinton own in voters' minds? Her website hollers "Clinton for President." What about John McCain? His simply states "The Story of John McCain." These candidates are marketing their entire personal, professional, and political history. Just imagine the Apple iPod box with every possible feature, function and technology listed. It would lose its cool.
Hillary Clinton and John McCain, take note. More than 73% of American adults are online. More than half of Facebook users are over 35 years old. Your followers are on the web -- if only you knew how to reach them.
The Big Question now is, how will the President utilize the hundreds of thousands of MySpace friends, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, My.BarackObama.com members, and SMS opt-ins (just to name a few points of presence) to advance his policies and politics? You know the world has changed when your next President offered you a Podcast RSS feed in 1000000 Guitar Tabs a classy way.
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Final note, just because I love this artwork. From Nov. 24 issue of Time magazine, I haven't seen anyone else post the splendid cover art of Obama as FDR. In the cover story, Peter Beinart gives the most incisive look at The New Liberal Order - from FDR to LBJ to Obama -that I've read anywhere.
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