Eight years ago, if someone would have asked me if a front runner candidate running for President could use the Internet as a tool to help him win, I would have said no. But things are different now thanks to Howard Dean who helped pave the way for Barack Obama. I don’t [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Bottom-Up
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ObamaPhone
Posted in Politics & Technology, Uncategorized on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to research firm NDP Group, Apple’s iPhone has surpassed the Razr to be the the number one handset bought by U.S. adult consumers in the third quarter of 2008. So it’s no wonder that President-elect Barack Obama decided to tap into Apple’s iPhone applications. (I checked today, and Obama ‘08 ranks number 9 out [...]
Campaign 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 2008 presidential campaign was filled with incredible, “I can’t believe that just happened” moments. Let’s start with the obvious. We elected our first African America to be our 44th president. That’s quite groundbreaking in itself.
However, the moment that will mean the most to me [...]
White House 2.0
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
President-elect Barack Obama ran a very successful campaign. He did what no one thought he would ever be able to do, and that’s become the 44th President of the United States of America. I think one reason he was successful was because he discovered a way to engage the public and make them feel as [...]
Weekly Radio, I mean You Tube, Address
Posted in Politics & Technology on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to believe that about sixty years ago in 1947, Harry Truman made the first-ever televised address to the nation from the White House. He was asking Americans to cut back on the amount of grain they used in order to help European nations. In 1947, television was a new [...]
What kind of a car do you drive–Land Rover or Volvo?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More and more politicians are conducting microtargeting, but what exactly is it? Chris Cillizza describes it best, “In essence, political microtargeting is the marriage of traditional political polling with consumer data long used by big business to shape their sales pitch to their customers.” That doesn’t sound so bad, right?
Well, some voters have a few issues about [...]
Election Day–It’s finally here
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since the 2004 presidential election between John Kerry and George W. Bush, the way the media covers politics and the way people watch politics has changed immensely. It was before everyone twittered, before people were addicted to their BlackBerrys and iPhones. I was not into politics during the 2004 presidential election, but I wanted to compare [...]
Match-O-Matic
Posted in Politics & Technology on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With two days until election day, there are some voters who are still undecided. According to an ABC News/Washington Post Poll, 7% of voters are entirely undecided or may change their pick. This close to the end, undecided voters are not that reliable. Either they don’t end up voting or they split their vote between candidates.
For those undecided [...]
