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"It\u2019s Inauguration Day in America.  Numerous websites are offering free streaming video of the festivities (above, the feed from UStream, below from Hulu), while social media sites are exploding with user-generated content and conversation.  \nOver the past couple months, we\u2019ve had lots of coverage of the impact today and the new administration will have, specifically relating to the Web and social media, as well as a few fun election-related tools you can play with.  Below, some selected reading from Mashable:\n\nTop 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration: A guide to the websites of the new administration.\nStudy: What Are Voter Expectations of How Obama Will Use the Web?: After a campaign that drew heavily on the Web and social media, voters expect the Obama administration to continue to leverage technology once in power.\nHow Will President Obama Use His Massive Social Media Influence?: Speculation on the possibilities of how Obama can leverage the reach he gained on social networks during the campaign.\nObama White House to Broadcast Weekly Radio Address on YouTube: The President's Weekly Radio Address is getting an upgrade - it'll now be available on YouTube.\nChange.gov: Obama\u2019s Campaign Slogan Becomes a Website: The Obama team moved quickly to establish a Web site for tracking cabinet appointments, finding jobs in the new administration, and sharing your own ideas for America.\nObama Dominates Content Sharing as Election Approaches: A pre-cursor to what was to come on Election Day - content relating to Obama lit up sites like Digg far more than content relating to rival John McCain.\nJust Words? Obama Dominates Political Online Video Views : An early sign of Obama's impending success - his domination of video views on YouTube.\nObama Does the Twitter: The Obama team was relatively early to Twitter; by Election Day, the then Illinois Senator had become the site's most popular user.\nObama Girl Gets a New Home at Next New Networks: The biggest viral star of the Obama campaign, Obama Girl cashed in on her success.\nObama Spoils the SMS Surprise and Still Hits a Triple: VP choice Joe Biden is announced via text message.\nThe Obama Inauguration Speech Generator: A fun mad-libs tool for creating your own inaugural address.\nMake Your Own Obama Logo, With Your Face: Create a version of the famous Obama campaign logo, using your own face.\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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