If I were president

I have really been impressed with the way Barack Obama has used the internet to his advantage.

By using the internet, he was able to launch a grass roots campaign and raised him a lot of money, giving him the upper hand over McCain.

His campaign setup and maintained a good website connecting him with the people, keeping them informed of his stance on issues, and keeping them up to date with his current campaign events.

Likewise, he utilized twitter as a good complement to that website. I really hope he keeps tweeting during his presidency, though I doubt that will happen.

After the election, he revealed a flickr album making him look more like one of us.

It is rumored he will create the nation's first Secretary of Technology. I do not know why a position like that has not already been created.

After he won the election, he created another website to aide his transition into the White House and keep the people aware of what's happening

And now, building on President Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chats" in the 1930s, his weekly addresses to the nation will not only be broadcast over the air to radios but also be filmed and put on youtube.

Good job President-elect Obama.

January 20, 2009 cannot come fast enough.

UPDATE: Here is the first of his youtube videos.





UPDATE 2: Apparently he will have to retire his blackberry though.