The Coming Digital Presidency comes to the New York Times
Sunday, November 9th, 2008A few days ago a reporter from the New York Times, Mr. David Carr, interviewed me for about two hours to discuss an essay I published in March of 2008 called The Coming Digital Presidency (http://mathoda.com/archives/189). In the essay I discuss a portion of my thoughts on how technology had been used by the Obama campaign and more importantly could be used by a President Obama to transform the traditional role of government and the traditional relationship of the Presidency to citizens and the Congress.
Mr. Carr drew upon my original essay and our interview in writing an article for the New York Times, How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/media/10carr.html).
If you were intrigued by Mr. Carr’s article I encourage you to read my original essay.
You may also find of interest other essays I’ve written on President-elect Obama, including a concisely written but thorough review of Mr. Obama’s book The Audacity of Hope, a criticism of Mr. Obama’s dislike of Walmart, praise for a bill Mr. Obama co-sponsored to bring greater transparency to government contracts, and an examination of the Obama campaign’s iPhone application
If you’re wondering what this website is about, it is an examination of the future, particulary with respect to business, technology, science and politics, and a discussion of inconsistencies between the ways people think about the world and the way it may actually work. On the left side of the page of mathoda.com you can find many of my essays and observations, ranked by popularity.
If you’re wondering who I am, you can learn more about me here.
