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By: laurie ruettimann

laurie ruettimann — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:16:24 +0000

I love how the development continues with Change.gov and the transition website. If we can reinvent government with social media, maybe we can create an engaged group of citizens in this country!

By: Debra Drummond

Debra Drummond — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:32:57 +0000

Regardless of your political persuasion, you can’t help but be impressed by the campaign’s use of social media. Their success forever changed the way campaigns will be conducted.

Additionally, their efforts serve as notice to real estate agents of the technological shift in our business. Those who don’t dive in, will be left treading water or plain left behind.

By: Steve Simon

Steve Simon — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:16:50 +0000

Benn, I read your posts regularly usually I either enjoy them or am informed by them; this one had assumptions that I disagreed with and so I make a brief comment:
The campaign efforts being attributed to the man is without substance. That was his campaign staff. Being a young man his familiarity made the acceptance of the route that was taken a bit easier, but that doesn’t mean he was the “Pathfinder”
The inovations of the tech. for campaign use was smart and certainly does deserve praise; but just who to give the Kudos to remains a little obscure.
As far as the political aspect (I have a decade in the high backed chairs for personal reference) nothing in this campaign showed an abiltiy to govern.
There were very questionable associations; there were very vindictive responses to challenges of any type; the message changed for different groups (which plays well in the marketing arena, but will not float in office).
The use of the internet and the iPhone(s), brilliant. Who’idea to do so? unknown. Who’s implementation? certainly not the man’s (Mr. O). Ability to govern, yet to be seen…
Just my thoughts:)

By: Brian Tercero

Brian Tercero — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:49:49 +0000

Very good analysis of the campaign. I was amazed when I saw Obama ads appear pretty much everywhere online. When the ads appeared on Pandora.com, I couldn’t believe it, this guy was everywhere!

Very powerful campaign, and we keep hearing it over and over, the rules for campaigning have changed. I feel bad for the crew that has to run against Obama in 4 years, they better bring their A game!

This will open the doors of opportunity for a new generation of campaign managers, and the blueprints Obama laid out can be followed even on the smaller, local political level.

By: Benn Rosales

Benn Rosales — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:08:11 +0000

@mike
I don’t see an issue with that at all, unless it’s a robo tweet. Lani is our media face, and I often suggest the same for others.

When you look at how they turned their fans into reputation managers, I wouldn’t totally call it fake. The obama staffers also use social media, the key players all the way down to the local players in many cases we’re also using social media – my friend, that’s how it’s done.

Thanks @Erion it was pretty amazing to observe, you noticed a dip when McCain surged after the RNC, but it was like once they got a message to run with, it was like the flipped a switch.

I’m still interested in talking about 1.0/2.0 over the politics though.