Weekly You Tube Address

Obama will continue to reach his gigantic online community through a weekly YouTube address. He is attempting to fulfill his promise to be the first "Internet President" (politico.com). The you tube address is part of a larger plan to make the White House more accessible and change communication between the white house and the American people. Obama is attempting to somewhat eliminate the media middleman and make his case directly to the American people (usnews). On November 15 he delivered a radio address and was recorded as he delivered the remarks (usnews). The video was posted to change.gov and picked up by youtube (usnews). "As of yesterday, over a million people had viewed Obama's first YouTube address since his election, which was released on Nov. 15" (politico.com). Obama is the first president to really understand the power of the internet and has the ability to harness it to his advantage.





For more information:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15971.html

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/11/25/for-obama-governing-in-the-age-of-youtube.html