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The premier source of foot fashion critique and rapping about righteousnessIs Obama’s administration “breaking new ground” by using social media?
In a way, I agree with Turoczy and anwer the above question with a “yeah”. However, it is only a very basic yeah. With the advent of new technologies and services, comes a growing use of the new advents. Because Obama’s administration used and is using social media more than any political force in history, doesn’t necesarily mean that it is profoundly innovative. It is within the realm of possibility, that Jimmy Carter’s administration would have utilized the world wide web and its media capabilities just as much as the Obama camp, had the technology been available. The same argument can be applied to all technological advancements. Just because a group or individual is proficient in a disipline, this hardly makes them true innovators.
Obama uses crowdsourcing
The President elect has a website dedicated to providing the public with information about his administration. The site also beckons its visitors to communicate with the administration. Asking the public for suggestions and stories is definetely crowdsourcing. The Obama administration’s website is a continuation of the recent campaign. During the campaign, it used myspace and twitter to reach out to voters. Now it reaches out to contituents with yet another interactive media tool.
browser games
this site is cool. nothing to download, just sign up and play multiplayer games online http://www.instantaction.com/
listen
pillowed hell is a simple piece of music created with an electric guitar, a coffee table, a microphone, a glass bottle, and a sampler. enjoy
