Comments on: Obama leverages social media to become “The Great Communicator, Jr.” http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/obama-leverages-social-media-to-become-the-great-communicator-jr/ Ideas for the next generation lawyer Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:28:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dick Carlson http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/obama-leverages-social-media-to-become-the-great-communicator-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Dick Carlson Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/?p=213#comment-776 It's a little sad that we're calling someone a "Great Communicator" in this era of social media when he makes a speech on TV. Eisenhower did that -- Obama is just using a different form factor for delivery. How about if there were interactive bits, polls, images, choices the viewer could make, feedback that was reported, agree/disagree buttons you could push in real time, link-outs to more drill down on each topic, etc. Yes, it's nice he's putting a speech on YouTube. But if you wanted that from Bush, you could have just set up a $50 video camera at the microphone and then uploaded it. I was expecting a little more from the Obama campaign. It’s a little sad that we’re calling someone a “Great Communicator” in this era of social media when he makes a speech on TV. Eisenhower did that — Obama is just using a different form factor for delivery.

How about if there were interactive bits, polls, images, choices the viewer could make, feedback that was reported, agree/disagree buttons you could push in real time, link-outs to more drill down on each topic, etc.

Yes, it’s nice he’s putting a speech on YouTube. But if you wanted that from Bush, you could have just set up a $50 video camera at the microphone and then uploaded it. I was expecting a little more from the Obama campaign.

]]> By: Robert Dickie http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/obama-leverages-social-media-to-become-the-great-communicator-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Robert Dickie Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.nextgenerationlaw.com/?p=213#comment-291 When I saw this address on you tube from "The Office of the President Elect" I knew he was playing a different game and that most all of Washington had no clue what it was let alone the rules of the game. It is going to be interesting watching him over the next four years becuase I think so many new rules are going to be written. Remember the presidential radio address of the 40's that was such a mainstay of America today its only for back water cow towns. TV is headed down the same path but that is just one of many things about to change. When I saw this address on you tube from “The Office of the President Elect” I knew he was playing a different game and that most all of Washington had no clue what it was let alone the rules of the game. It is going to be interesting watching him over the next four years becuase I think so many new rules are going to be written. Remember the presidential radio address of the 40’s that was such a mainstay of America today its only for back water cow towns. TV is headed down the same path but that is just one of many things about to change.

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