It’s an amazing thing to get regular emails from the President of the United States. As soon as Obama achieved the first milestone of his presidency, by pushing the economic stimulus bill through, it became clear just how transformative his campaign is in the way it uses technology to reach our to the entire nation. [...]
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We Want To Change The World
November 18th, 2008 No Comments
HELL: Helping Everyone Live Longer is a non-profit that gives out bicycle helmets for free, no questions asked. It started when Zack Smith was looking for a voice — a way to quell the rage felt when a girl he loved was tragically hit by a car and killed while riding her bike in Allston, [...]
Tags: balls · bicycle helmets · bottom line · broadcast · collective · digitally · helmet · iraq war · megaphone · myspace · obama · rage · rallies · sense of the world · slackers · vehical · vietnam war · white house · word-of-mouth · zack smith
The Wink Heard Around The World
October 29th, 2008 No Comments
We all know Sarah Palin’s wink now, either from the self-declared maverick’s VP debate, or from Tina Fey’s brilliant portrayal on Saturday Night Live. Tonight’s the evening for Obama’s 30-minute campaign ad, and here is probably the best ad from either campaign yet. The simplicity of going with no voice over, and just music and [...]
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Put Your Website Where Your Mouth Is
October 26th, 2008 1 Comment
Talk is cheap in any medium. You can’t just say you’re there to help your customers and not back it up with well-designed functionality on your site that provides real value. And so when Obama’s website recently added a Tax Calculator to show how much people will save under his plan, I had to post [...]
Tags: interactivity · obama · online · personalization · web design
