Monday 10 May 2010

President Obama in social media memory loss incident

A weekend speech by the President to students talking of the evils of social media and information as entertainment was widely reported in the US press today (example).

Should it seem somewhat strange that it was the same social media leveraged by the 2008 campaign team seeking an edge in the election against John McCain and the Republican Party..?

On of the risks of electoral hubris is clearly believing that your platform now lies beyond anything which a conventional election strategy can deliver. Personally, I believe that access to information plus a style of education which enables young students to be focused in its use is one of the wonders of the modern age.

Stand by for 2012 apple users to campaign against the President's new found social media illiteracy...

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