The Internet moves swiftly when it is miffed, and if the sites I read are any indication of the internet-at-large?
The Net loves them some Obama and they're not gonna put up with McCain-isms.
I was online during the debates, watching Hack the Debate over at Current, keeping up with those who were on Twitter and those liveblogging (What can I say? I have MTV to thank for my attention span). As McCain wandered around the stage, saying "my friends" this, and "my friends" that, I was inundated with tweets like this during the debate:
A couple of hours after the debate, I spotted the following shirt for sale online (created by Derek Powazek, who explains his creation on his blog):
Obama supporters are a force to be reckoned with online -- especially after the debate on Tuesday.
The Net loves them some Obama and they're not gonna put up with McCain-isms.
I was online during the debates, watching Hack the Debate over at Current, keeping up with those who were on Twitter and those liveblogging (What can I say? I have MTV to thank for my attention span). As McCain wandered around the stage, saying "my friends" this, and "my friends" that, I was inundated with tweets like this during the debate:
A couple of hours after the debate, I spotted the following shirt for sale online (created by Derek Powazek, who explains his creation on his blog):
Obama supporters are a force to be reckoned with online -- especially after the debate on Tuesday.Obama-ites were a Twitter'ing, blogging, "My Friends" remixing/YouTube clip-posting, McCain criticizing blur of motion.
Obama supporters are young, Internet-ready and were not taking the debate lying down.
Oh, and I'm assuming that you've already heard the story about "That One"...
Obama supporters are young, Internet-ready and were not taking the debate lying down.
Oh, and I'm assuming that you've already heard the story about "That One"...
"That One" resounded across the Internet and livebloggers and supporters responded quickly and swiftly, not letting the McCain comments slide so easily. The following is from the CNN liveblog with Newsweek.com editors Arlyn Tobias Gajilan and Patrick Enright.
What may have easily been dismissed before the Internet, "That One" literally exploded overnight [scratch that: INTERNET INSTANTANEOUSLY]. "That One" became a website, a Facebook page and even t-shirts.
While Barack Obama hasn't publicly responded to the "That One" comment himself (if he has, please feel free to correct me), Michelle Obama made her rounds on the news shows, downplaying McCain's comment on CNN's Larry King and The Daily Show.
This was such a great example of how swift the Internet moves and for all of the Net's faults and foibles, it was great to see a movement build from moment of impact (debate) to its inevitable explosion of spin and reclamation by Obama supporters. Perhaps nothing was meant by the McCain comment of "That One," but it really helped take the pulse of the Obama Movement: how Obama-ites react, how they spin, how they really believe in Obama. These are Internet grassroots at its greenest and most vibrant. It was truly breathtaking to watch unfold.
But then again: did you hear about the one where McCain snubbed Obama's handshake at debate's end?
Sigh.
While Barack Obama hasn't publicly responded to the "That One" comment himself (if he has, please feel free to correct me), Michelle Obama made her rounds on the news shows, downplaying McCain's comment on CNN's Larry King and The Daily Show.This was such a great example of how swift the Internet moves and for all of the Net's faults and foibles, it was great to see a movement build from moment of impact (debate) to its inevitable explosion of spin and reclamation by Obama supporters. Perhaps nothing was meant by the McCain comment of "That One," but it really helped take the pulse of the Obama Movement: how Obama-ites react, how they spin, how they really believe in Obama. These are Internet grassroots at its greenest and most vibrant. It was truly breathtaking to watch unfold.
But then again: did you hear about the one where McCain snubbed Obama's handshake at debate's end?
Sigh.
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