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Topics: Politics | Add A CommentBy admin | June 17, 2008

How the Obama capaign is using the web to build support

Okay, maybe I should call this section “Obama” instead of “Politics”. I promise more diversity in content in coming posts, but a little disclosure is in order: I will maintain nothing like impartiality on this site regarding the upcoming presidential election. My stance – elevator pitch version – is that John McCain is a crusty, lying, self-serving turncoat. That being said, I just wanted to point out to any fellow Obama supporters that BarackObama.com has some great media tools & downloads, especially if you have your own site. I’ve installed a few widgets here and there, like a “Latest Video” feed, and a “Donate” button. The widget generator is well implemented and should offer users some usable color/design options. I also created a user account on my.barackobama.com . My initial impression wasn’t too positive; it seemed like a lot of the tools intended to help you network could’ve been implemented better, especially the search features, which don’t allow you to combine search parameters. I’ll be exploring it more and posting updates occasionally.