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Fitchburg and Leominster MA Events News.- There are many opinions about every aspect of President Barack Obama that a lot of experts make public opinions for, here I put together some of those opinions:
Did Google Inc Donate $373,212 to Barack Obama's Campaign?By Andy Gimpaya
At OpenSecrets.org, you find the list of top contributors to the
Obama campaign.
Google Inc is 6th in the list with $373,212 , behind Goldman Sachs, $627,730;University of California, $523,120; JPMorgan Chase & Co,$398,021; Citigroup Inc,$393,899; UBS AG, $378,400; and just slightly ahead of Harvard University, $369,802. Microsoft Corp donated $276,925 and ranked 15th among the top contributors.
Did Google indeed give $373,212 to the Obama camp? The answer is yes, but the money is not a corporate contribution but is the cumulative contribution from Google employees. Google Corporation did not give a cent and it does not run out of representatives in online forums who are quick to explain this.
Still with Google personnel leaning towards Obama, some concerns were raised about McCain getting shortchanged in Google searches and his general visibility in the Google-led World Wide Web. No this will not happen, one says, Google search algorithms have been well tested for security and reliability and cannot be tweaked by one or two employees. A naughty suggestion comes out to ask the AdWords team to raise the minimum bids for McCain and GOP related
keywords, making them less visible in the
AdSense feeds.
Not many are really surprised that Google (and Microsoft) employees will lean overwhelmingly towards
Barack Obama. These are "highly educated younger people who are smart enough (and "tuned in" enough) to know that voting for McCain is absolutely unreasonable." Most voices in the online communities in fact tend to root for Obama and no further search engine manipulations are needed. Whereas Obama is known to be active posters in online forums and walks around comfortably with his Goldberry gadget, McCain openly admits that he does not know how to use the mouse and the keyboard (as if that is something to be proud of). He also adds that he leaves all his email works to his wife. All these do not speak well of McCain's learning curve on things new and unfamiliar. Too bad for him the world is not perfect (understatement applied), otherwise with his age and experience, McCain would have been the run away winner in the US 2008 election even this early. Even while he whines occasionally that this "young man Obama" has "got everything all wrong", there is not a thankful younger generation who cares to listen.
More than fifty years ago, the irrepressible English philosopher Bertrand Russell warned us to be wary of anyone of who touts his 50 years of experience because he could be talking only of 1 year of experience repeated 50 times. Russell was not one who would go for more of the same. If he were alive today, he would be one with Google and the multitude worldwide who chant in their hearts "Change We Can Believe In."
Andy Gimpaya The UP Ibalon Bicol The UP Ibalon Web Community.
Obama Vs McCain - Issues ComparisonBy Brian Garvin
So today let's speak about the Obama Vs McCain Issues Comparison and see who believes in what. Even if you are reading this after you vote, which you probably will be, it never hurts to learn who believes in what. You never know when you'll see them together on another show, perhaps siding with each other in the future.
Obama Vs McCain Issues Comparison - ChinaBarack Obama has said that he would take China to the cleaners if they start to use their economic power they are gaining in the US against us by altering the value of their currency. John McCain thinks that China and Russia's rapid growth poses a threat to the security of the United States and because of this we should have in place a stronger military.
Obama Vs McCain Issues Comparison - BudgetJohn McCain's theory is to stop the plethora of Government Overspending and to minimize budget shortages through initiatives that advocate less spending on the parts of the budget that do not affect Social Security, Medicare and other programs. Barack Obama wants to hold all the wealthy and privileged accountable by making it mandatory that they come forward full circle regarding their Pet Projects, meaning the surrendering all available documents regarding this to be made public and under scrutiny. Barack Obama also wants to make Lawmakers accountable for new spending that they decide to do through new money they generate as well as mandatory cuts in other programs to compensate for this.
Obama Vs McCain Issues Comparison - ImmigrationBarack Obama is OK with immigrants staying in the United States as long as they meet a bunch of predefined criteria. He believe that they should be responsible for paying any back taxes or possible fines that they have accumulated. He also feels that they should have at least a basic understanding of the English language. In addition, Barack Obama feels like these people should be honest, hard working people and not citizens that break the law and that they'll have to wait their turn. This means anyone that has applied for citizenship before them will go through the process first.
Senator John McCain believes that legal immigrants should carry their own weight and not come over to the United States with the attitude that we owe them anything. His beliefs are that these people should not have access to public services such as food stamps,
health care and housing. This would make it almost impossible for someone to move over here and follow these rules unless they had a job lined up or family to help support them.
Learn about the fundamental beliefs with our
Obama Vs McCain Issues Comparison from Brian Garvin and Jeff West at
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Barack Obama's Website is Web 2.0 at Its BestBy Carmin Wharton
Regardless of your political affiliation or belief, model your website after Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's website and I bet you'll see a significant increase in visitors to your website which cannot help but lead to an increase in clients and sales. Before I share why information to support my claim, let's examine Web 2.0.
What is Web 2.0?Unless you have been living in a cave for the last year, you have heard of Web 2.0. For those cave dwellers, simply put,
Web 2.0 is communication and interactivity between people on the Internet.
How Barack Obama Is Using Web 2.0?Obama's website and his campaign is Web 2.0 personified. Here's why:
Once you skip the contribution page, the first thing you see is an invitation to send his Vice President pick, Joe Biden, a welcome note!
Then there was the text message sent to millions of people at 3:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time announcing his Vice-President pick.
The website is rich with video on just about every page.
There is a "Barack TV" section with channels including "Issues," "Your Story," "Barack's Story," "Michelle's Story."
The site is designed to interact with those who are deaf and visitors who speak Spanish.
My favorite: The invitation to send a campaign contribution for as little as $5.00 and be entered into a contest to be 1 of 10 people picked to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver, at the campaign's expense!
Barack has a blog that is updated on a regular basis.
Other Web 2.0 Components on Barack Obama's Website:There is a section where Hillary Clinton supporters are asked to join and are welcomed to Obama's campaign! When you click through to the page, a warm notice is posted about Hillary's accomplishments. Visitors are asked to sign up and "share your story." An attractive picture of Hillary Clinton is strategically placed on the page with a video stream of Obama speaking, placed in a noticeable but unobtrusive place on the page.
There is a section where visitors are asked to help fight the smear campaigns that serve to divide people and cast suspicion about who
Barack Obama is. To dispel untruths, Barack has even posted a copy of his birth certificate along with pictures of the American flag on his plane and him visiting and interacting with American troops.
Barack Obama's web design integrates every single Web 2.0 component into the website:Social Networking: The ability to create your very own "my BarackObama" mini-website.
Blogging: Barack Obama has a blog on his website and visitors and supporters can create a blog too.
User-generated content: visitors have the ability to express themselves in many ways. In addition to the ability to congratulatory message for the newly selected Vice Presidential candidate, you can share your own Barack story by uploading a video, etc.
Video: There are videos running concurrently all over this website.
Widgets & Gadgets: These include a resource library, the ability to get involved in a phone bank, the ability to get "action center updates," etc.
Yes, this indeed is one cutting edge, fully Web 2.0 integrated website. My to-do list for today has just changed. I am going to integrate as many Web 2.0 components into my own website. I strongly urge you to do the same!
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Carmin Wharton is
Internet marketing expert and the Founder & CEO of
http://www.e-BlackWomenNetwork.com, the premier membership networking community for business women of color.
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