Generation O likes to think of the new prez as a pal
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As if our generation didn’t have enough monikers, we’re now also known as Generation O, according to this weekend’s New York Times.
Time and time again we’ve heard that President-elect Obama’s strongest campaign tactic was his ability to stay connected with his young supporters through social networking sites and text messaging. The informal, “I just-checked my cell-and-Barack-left-me-a-message,” motivated millions of young folks to vote.
This “jacket-less” atmosphere Obama, who loves to randomly hit the basketball court, has created a new kind of transparent and personal pol (check him out on Flickr lounging in a hotel room and watching the Election returns.)
But for a generation that is easily distracted and requires constant attention, Obama continued appeal rests on keeping Generation Me involved. His campaign message has already morphed into a new Web site, change.gov.
How long will we ride the wave?
(Obama campaign/David Katz)
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on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm by Theresa Juva.
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