Posts Tagged ‘ 2008 election ’

Take That, Rewind It Back; Usher Offers VOTE Video To Podcasters

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Podcasting, Video

From Rob Walch, creator and host of Podcast 411, and VP of Podcaster Development at Wizzard Media:
“Usher has made a music Video. He is allowing podcasters to include it as an item in their feed.  This is a get out the vote message, and the version below has an intro from Senator Obama.   You can [...]



Has John McCain Given Up On New Media?

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: General

Video analytics and distribution company Tube Mogul looked at the past several months of metrics for You Tube videos featuring U.S. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama:
“John McCain’s campaign appears to be shifting resources away from YouTube. Overall, they are launching 39.8% fewer videos than last month, and 29.7% fewer than August. Perhaps not [...]



Obama iPhone App

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: iPhone

Barack Obama has introduced a new tool for catering to his wired backers - the Obama ‘08 iPhone app (app store link).
Features:

Call Friends: A great volunteering tool that lets you make a difference any time you want by talking to people you already know. Your contacts are prioritized by key battleground states, and you can make [...]



YouTube and C-Span Launch Nationwide Voter Video Project

Apr 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, Streaming Video

YouTube and C-SPAN have partnered to launch a program to allow voters the opportunity to voice their views on the issues most important to them in the 2008 election.
YouTube Voter Video on C-SPAN is encourages voters to respond to the question “What issue in this election is most important to you, and why?”
From now until [...]