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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...

The Future of the GOP

Much talk has been generated after the results of the 2008 Presidential election as to the fate of the GOP after it suffered a fatal blow. Losing the White House by a wide margin, the Republicans are also in danger of a fillibuster-free Senate as Democrats inch closer to a majority presence. This election proved many things. This country was tired of the current administration and the past eight years of missteps and wrongdoings. This country, and for that matter, the world, is becoming increas...

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 ...

Don't Vote

It is more important than ever to go out and vote, a statement I can not stress enough. The last eight years have not only changed our nation, they have changed the world. From political relations to economic markets, the world has become a worse place because of the Bush administrations agenda. What was once an economic system in surplus under the Clinton administration, George W. has managed to muster up a multi-trillion dollar deficit. The election is less than a month away, and change is not...