Silicon Valley Musings

Professor Martin Chalfie joins sixty other Nobel laureates in endorsing Barack Obama for president. Read their open letter here and watch Professor Chalfie’s video below.

Developed by Clearspring, here is another great example of using Web-based technology to promote a political agenda, namely a revised tax plan.

This Keating Economics video is one of the most dramatic examples to date of using YouTube to manage and convey a political message.

In less than twenty four hours, the 30 second teaser has been viewed a half a million times, and the full 13 minute version over two hundred thousand times.

From Obama ‘08 iPhone Application page:
Obama ‘08 is your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.
Making a difference takes only moments using the Call a Friend feature. Want to do more? Find your local […]

Senator Clinton calls for the delegates at the DNC in Denver to declare “with one voice” Senator Barack Obama the official Democratic nominee for the President of the United States.

Watch Senator Obama’s speech on race in America and building a more perfect union.

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: ‘A More Perfect Union’
Philadelphia, PA | March 18, 2008
As Prepared for Delivery
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, […]

“You don’t believe that it may be a conflict of interest in a former employee hiring the former boss, or suggesting that he be hired, for a very lucrative contract?” she said of the 18-month contract [worth $28 million to $52 million], which requires Mr. Ashcroft to make sure that Zimmer complies with the terms […]