W&W: Can Obama Deliver On World 2.0 Promise?

So, how did this week go for Mr. President 2.0? Oh, wait, we can’t say that! He’s not in office yet! Whaddya think of that boring YouTube address by our dear President-Elect? Was it filmed in a Chicago senior center after shuffleboard, and why did Barackstar look 4ft tall in the frame? Perhaps some impending [...]

Tech Transparency in the White House

Arianna interviewed Eric Schmidt last night while she filled in for Rachel Maddow. They touched briefly on the soon-to-be-appointed CTO in the BO administration. A friend sent me this interesting article from Slate yesterday, which questions whether Obama’s web-savvy approach is really just a more democratic way of accessing White House spin.
“If the Obama team [...]

Jeff Cole at Monaco Media Forum

Annenberg’s fearless new media leader on the future of advertising in digital. VERY USEFUL.

‘Youngest Candidate’ on CNN International

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My friend Jason Pollock talks about his documentary, “The Youngest Candidate,” on CNN International, assuring the rest of the world that enthusiastic young Americans are ready to work toward diplomatic, peaceful relations abroad. Good job, JP!

W&W: The Voter Suppression Squirrel and (Ooo!) Crazy Republicans

With Ted on vacation and Teresa with an early morning work commitment, I got the hot comedian and political pundit Baratunde Thurston all to myself! We discussed the success of his Voter Suppression Wikki on election day last week, whether comedians can be funny in an Obama administration (don’t ask him that!!), and how we [...]