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.
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Voter turnout was low for both the republican and democrat candidate. This election had the largest turnout effort in history.
What an amazing day in American history! Dreams do come true! Did you all see how Oprah Winfrey revealed this week that she uses a vision board to visualize her goals and harness the power of intention? Oprah created a vision board, months ago, that emphasized Obama as president and the gown she intended to wear during his imagined inauguration.
For anybody who doesn’t know, a vision board is collage of image that symbolizes a desired outcome. By looking at these images daily and imagining these desired outcomes – like accomplishing a goal – your brain becomes more honed in to making this reality. Many top athletes, entrepreneurs, presidents, and philanthropists have used vision boards to help them accomplish their goals.
History was made last night indeed - but the best thing is to see hope in people's eyes again...