No big commentary on the results of the US election, just a congratulations to President-Elect Obama and the hope that his leadership will bring about real change.

This entry is simply a marker in time for the archives of this blog - more of a journal entry to denote a moment in history well worth recording.

One observation though: The 44th President of the United States was elected on a platform of change while living and breathing change in terms of how his campaign was run. He garnered grass roots support and raised an amazing amount of funds by fundamentally changing the model of how to campaign in the digital age.

Obama's team did not simply use the Internet, they embraced it and realized the true power of connecting and empowering followers to mobilize and attract more support with a bottom-up movement. It was amazing to watch and it paid off. A testament to Clay Shirky's "Here Comes Everybody" in action.

It has been said that John F. Kennedy was the first "Made For TV" President and Barack Obama is the first "Made For The Internet" President. An interesting and relevant comparison. Now, it will be fun to see how the Internet continues to be used when he is officially in office.

Let's hope exciting times of positive change are ahead.