President-elect Barack Obama

The Weekly Presidential YouTube Address

New internet traditions to be aware of:

Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama's transition site, Change.gov, once the radio address is made public on Saturday morning.

No-one pays much attention to the president's weekly radio address anymore. Why? Because it's on radio. But I assure you, the YouTube versions will be all over the blogotubes where actual human beings will watch.

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