The First Internet President?

We all know that Obama used the internet in every way possible to his advantage during his campaign. But how will he be using it now that he is the new president elect? Maybe you've thought about it before, but I really hadn't until I came across this article from the NY Times. It talks about the bully pulpit which has been used since the days Teddy Roosevelt created it and it asks the question, how will Obama use the internet as his bully pulpit, when the bully pulpit is one-sided and the internet is obviously two-sided? It talks about the difficulty he will have getting through to the people who don't support him. I guess you could better understand if you just checked out the article: A Rewired Bully Pulpit: Big, Bold, and Unproven.

So now that you've read it, you can probably understand why I find it interesting. It shows all the options the internet gives him, all the ways he can get the public to support his policies, all the ways he can get through to the people. You probably know how well he used the internet in his campaign, but what this article asks is how well will he use it as president?

Once again I am amazed at how much the internet can do.