The YouTube President

Following-up on my earlier post on how president-elect Barack Obama's embrace of technology has altered the course of political history, here's his first weekly YouTube address to the nation. Say goodbye to that dinosaur, the weekly radio message. Now, our "fireside chats" can be posted on blogs, or e-mailed to the nation with a few simple clicks. At 2:15 it had been viewed over 157,000 times. Checking back 13 minutes later, the number was over 214,000. So, here we go. Lights, camera, action: