The President of the Internet?

So it's pretty common knowledge that the Obama campaign was the first to take full advantage of new media, and it would seem that they have no plans on abandoning that strategy going forward. The Washington Post reports that Obama's weekly Democratic address will be videotaped and posted on YouTube.

I for one am thrilled - in setting this precedent, it's likely that all future Presidents will probably follow. It will mean that the defining technological shift of the past 50 years will finally be embraced by the man at the top.

It's refreshing to have people in charge who understand the web. Let's hope that understanding will spur some much needed infrastructure development and legislation changes that will help America to further innovate and develop the platform.