Obama wins the nerdiest election ever
By Spencer Ackerman, wired.co.ukPolitics
Congratulations, Barack Obama: you have prevailed in the nerdiest election in the history of the American Republic.
If 2008 was about hope and change, 2012 was about data and memes. The unemployment rate. The effective …
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How Obama Won with the Web
I found a good article on Obama’s use of social computing and communications to connect with previous non voters in all parts of the country. Obama’s linguistic skills have allowed his voice and perspective to penetrate and galvanize people all over the planet. I was on a plane going to Geneva when Obama won. The Swiss co-pilot came to each of our seats to let us know, saying “America has a new President” with a big grin on his face. Then when we arrived in Geneva everyone we met there was very excited that we had elected Obama.
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