Another YouTube upload by Barack Obama

For years, people have been saying that radio is dead.

But yesterday, Barack Obama may have put another nail in the coffin when he posted his second weekly address to the nation on YouTube. The tradition of the weekly radio address (which dates back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt) has gone viral.

The president-elect plans to continue the practice once he is sworn in, his transition team says. In fact, it intends to create a White House YouTube channel.

It's no surprise, of course. Obama built much of his campaign on the Internet, and YouTube is a fast (and free) forum to speak to anyone online. As L.A. Times technology writer Jessica Guynn points out, it could become a powerful platform to generate support for his policies.

-- Kate Linthicum

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Comments

[Sunshine]

A good speech by a great leader. Is it me, or does he look a little tired? :-D

[Gene Corbin]

Not only is he addressing the nation via radio as most of the presidents of my generation have done; he is now making it so that if I have plans that interfere with my being near a radio at the time of the address I can now log on to the website and hear the address at my convenience. Another innovative way to get the message out to the people. I think it's fantastic that we finally have a president (elect) that is utilizing the technology of our generation to the full advantage of all and with a greater purpose.

[GEAH]

"A good speech by a great leader."

A great leader?

He didn't do much in the Senate, so you can't be speaking about that.

You meant a great campaigner, right?