President Obama Blasts into the Blogosphere
In groundbreaking news, President Barack Obama will be joining the blogosphere with his new website, change.gov. When the President of the United States has his own blog, you know that internet blogging is a big deal. Instead of the yearly state-of-the-union address, we can now look forward to more regular updates on his personal website. I don’t know whether he is going to be writing it himself (I’d imagine he is mighty busy) but it is still a huge breakthrough in the way that politics, the government, and media interact.
It’s my own personal belief that the internet is the leading democratic institution out there. Anyone can find an outlet for their opinion and a forum for their interests. It’s very cheap to publish, and inexpensive to use, so it opens the doors wide open for anyone and everyone to take part. As witnessed by Obama’s super-successful grassroots campaign, he is a master at reaching out to the public in a way that they can relate to. Hopefully change.gov will not be the last of its kind.
Welcome to the Blogosphere, President Barack Obama!
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