Obama’s Done It Again
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama already displayed his understanding of the web by enlisting a LinkedIn community to guide his small business policy. Today, Obama campaign officials provided VentureBeat with an exclusive agenda on Technology and Innovation.
The ability for a mainstream initiative (a classification necessary to every successful presidential campaign) to recognize a blog as a premier distribution platform is an accomplishment in itself, but the Obama team possesses more value than mere media savvy. To promote and educate a politically active American public, Obama suggests open meetings for Cabinet officials. Simulcasting (podcast, streaming video, blogging) important discussions creates a repository for the general public to engage on an unprecedented level. Ignoring the voices of a few is much more difficult when reputations and statements are publicly challenged on the Internet.
Obama also interjects on looming bandwidth concerns and the corporate giants vying to own a larger piece of the wireless spectrum pie (enter Verizon and Google). By advocating opening of the 700 MHz band, Obama hopes to prevent bandwidth squatting and drive competition.
Whether the Obama campaign can execute these ambitious plans remains to be seen, but an understanding of web-fueled interactivity is evident. Notable endorsements of Obama’s Technology and Innovation document are appearing from Lawrence Lessig and John Roos - both FCC Chairman under President Clinton.
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