Posts Tagged ‘Inauguration’

With the extensive digital elements to Obama’s campaign, it is no wonder that his inauguration was chronicled so extensively online.  From blanket coverage on ‘traditional media’ websites, to the informal status updates of almost all my friends on Facebook, one or the other Obama seemed to be on everybody’s lips, or fingertips even.  Michelle’s outfit was a hot topic along with the weather at the inauguration, Barak’s speech and his potential for the future of the US and the world.  And the online community keeps even asking for more.  January the 20th called for bloggers around the world to ‘live blog’ the inauguration ceremony to document this momentous occasion.  The Independent reported on this initiative and its likeness to the Mass Observer movement of the 1930’s and the blog’s objective to become this event’s definitive historical document.  This, I think, opens two questions - by blogging are we just using a new medium to do what’s been done before, and is this another example of a lack of innovation in communication?