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Blast from the Past: Indecision 2000 and How Video Stories Have Evolved
Man, check out John Stewart. Is it me, or does he look just a little bit like the Muppet Beaker? Ah yes. The pardon of Marc Rich. Makes you nostalgic for a time when this was the worst crime that could be laid at the feet of the outgoing president, don't it?...
Blast from the Past: Indecision 2000 and How Video Stories Have Evolved
Man, check out John Stewart. Is it me, or does he look just a little bit like the Muppet Beaker? Ah yes. The pardon of Marc Rich. Makes you nostalgic for a time when this was the worst crime that could be laid at the feet of the outgoing president, don't it?...
More on how the internet “came of age” in Campaign ’08
Quick hit: from the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco (h/t Techcrunch):Huffington says flat out that if it wasn’t for the Internet, Obamawould not be president. Trippi notes that Obama’s YouTube spotsgathered an aggregate of 14.5 million viewing hours. The Internet...
More on how the internet “came of age” in Campaign ’08
Quick hit: from the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco (h/t Techcrunch):Huffington says flat out that if it wasn’t for the Internet, Obama would not be president. Trippi notes that Obama’s YouTube spots gathered an aggregate of 14.5 million viewing hours. The...
Viral Video Winners: Campaign ’08 Edition
As promised here are the videos that were the most influential & important to this most recent voting cycle: 4. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright. This was Barack Obama's big early test. If there was anything that would threaten his candidacy, it is the image...
Viral Video Winners: Campaign ’08 Edition
As promised here are the videos that were the most influential & important to this most recent voting cycle: 4. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright. This was Barack Obama's big early test. If there was anything that would threaten his candidacy, it is the image...