iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, -- none of which I know how to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion...

"With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, -- none of which I know how to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation," Obama said.

In the hands of the Prestdent

How Obama’s Internet Campaign Changed Politics
One of the many ways that the election of Barack Obama as president has echoed that of John F. Kennedy is his use of a new medium that will forever change politics. For Mr. Kennedy, it was television. For Mr. Obama, it is the Internet.
“Were it not for the Internet, Barack Obama would not be president. Were it not for the Internet, Barack Obama would not have been the nominee,” said Arianna Huffington, editor in chief of The Huffington Post.


Propelled by Internet, Barack Obama Wins Presidency

Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United StatesTuesday night, crowning an improbable two-year climb that owes much of its success to his command of the internet as a fundraising and organizing tool.

Barack Obama shows all the classic signs of BlackBerry addiction, reports the New York Times.

White House Scores Exclusive Interview With…Elena Kagan

At today’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan would be granting any one-on-one interviews, other than the one conducted by official White House videographer Arun Chaudhary. Gibbs pointed out that the interview is available on WhiteHouse.gov, and that there are no plans for other interviews.

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