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Golden Gate Sunset.

Golden Gate Sunset. Originally uploaded by iBichon in Studio Beautiful capture. As today marks 300 views to this blog, a small number, but a milestone nonetheless, I wanted to share a picture I found on my Flickr homepage. It's linked back to the creator's Flickr for larger viewing. This image has creative composure and captures the sunset at one of America's landmarks perfectly. I'm diggin' the bokeh.

CNN’s PhotoSynth

CNN is getting its viewers involved in cataloging a historic moment in American History. On January 20th, viewers will be able to email photos to CNN, which will in turn will import those photos to Microsoft's PhotoSynth application, to render (hopefully) a true to life 3D model of Washington DC as the festivities unfold. At 12pm EST, the Moment will happen. President-Elect Barack Obama will shed the 'elect' from his name as he places his hand on the Bible and takes the presidential oath of offi...

This Ones for YOU

From those who could vote to those who couldn’t vote, it is clear that the winner of this election is YOU - the people. From bloggers to supporters, from campaign donors to campaign volunteers, this election raised serious questions as to the future state of affairs of the United States of America, and the people responded. And record voter turnouts are just the beginning... For the second Presidential election in a row, the Internet has become a driving force for campaigning. It has, in many w...

Have It Your Way

As I was watching TV late last night, I stumbled across a commercial that, in many ways, blew my mind. What started out as a typical fast food restaurant commercial quickly became a very effective political campaign. Without endorsing any particular candidate, Burger King has begun, much like it did leading up to the 2004 election, a commercial campaign – an extension of its HaveItYourWay08 campaign – to encourage Americans to go out to the polls on November 4th and vote. The ad begins as a...

Palin – A Media Created Celebrity

Much talk has been made over the lack of experience Governor Sarah Palin brings with her to the Oval Office (if reached). Even more talk has been made of her outside relation to politics, even referencing herself as an outsider. And as of late, Palin has become a household name, a household face, and a laughing matter. How did she become a relatively unknown Governor from Alaska to a well-known and well-disregarded Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican ticket this election year? The Me...

The Internet

My name is David, I am a blogger, and I have found the Internet. Blogging has offered an outlet to those in need of having their voice heard, their situation, or conflict that traditional news outlets have perhaps ignored, killed, or buried. Once stuck with the problem of having an article only to have an editor or newswire kill it, essentially knocking the story dead in its tracks, reporters, journalists and writers now have alternative methods of getting their story published - through ...

A Brighter Day Will Come

While John McCain managed to make an appearance on the Letterman show after abruptly canceling his first appointment and Sarah Palin made her official debut on Saturday Night Live this week, Barack Obama has been gaining insurmountable momentum. Fielding questions professionally, eloquently, and most importantly, with effective answers, Obama represents the hope that we all want and need in this country. The below video, found on the social news site Digg was the top news story of the day. You w...

Web 2.0

As I sit here on campus scouring through the websites, blogs, and news articles on our two Presidential candidates, I cannot help but notice the presence of something, and the clear lack of a presence of another. Sitting adjacent to the campus’s central park, I have already seen, in the hour or so I have been here reading, several Obama campaign shirts, clothing apparel, stickers, pins, etc. One would expect to see a similar footprint of merchandising and support for the Obama camps rival, John ...