How Obama Became President Of YouTube

Silicon Alley Insider:

A 38-minute clip of Barack Obama's speech on race has more than 2 million views on YouTube (GOOG) since it went up two days ago. How'd that happen? Well, Obama has an inherent appeal for YouTube nation, and the speech is in the news, so that helps too. But we're guessing it may have gotten a professional push or two as well.

In a self-congratulatory piece in Ad Age, "video view optimizer" Josh Warner explains how his outfit, Feed Co., helped promote an earlier Obama video on YouTube, at the behest of ad agency Deutsch. There's no special sauce here, at least based on what Josh is saying. Just lots of spam:

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Comments

[longislandlol]

05:06 PM on 03/21/2008

He's a patriot-- just not a typical black and white male patriot-- but he is a patriot..

[rustedspear]

02:23 AM on 03/21/2008

we need someone to compile a youtube video of rightwinger nutjob preachers who have endorsed repub candidates present and past saying "unpatriotic" things and post that on youtube and mail copies to major news outlets.... and get some one to ask GWB if he rejects and denounces some of these nuts who got him elected....

[rustedspear]

02:18 AM on 03/21/2008

Obama needs to keep fighting back against lame attacks against his patriotism.it is his biggest issue with the blind limbaugh, fox and cnn fed masses.

He needs an add featuring squeaky clean white supporters of reknown with working class cred voicing support for him. Vicky eisenhower, daughter and scion of Dwight's line and a repuber is supporting him. so is lincoln Chafee one of the few or only repubs who voted against the war....people like this

they should say. he is for all americans.he is not running for pres to give handouts to people who lack personal responsibility. but for all the stand up people who work hard. he is here to make the government work hard for them. to help them keep their jobs. to reward the military families and vets for their sacrifice and bring a sensible and reasoned end to the war..

they should say he is not running for an old divisive america. but an america that treats all people with respect. where everyone accepts and fulfills their responsibilty to themselves, their community, their family and their country and expects the same from their government.

he needs a slew of people like this... respectable and thoughtful people to appear in an ad for him and voice their support openly... so those nitwits who cannot think for themselves will see who the choice of the thoughtful and informed is. and maybe then we can put these non-patriot, black panther, manchurian muslim demons to bed.

also he needs some respectable white friends to stick for him and say he is a lifelong friend and believes his vision for america....pity it has come to this.. but it is the 11th hour

[Knowledgeseeker]

11:55 PM on 03/20/2008

Obama have help changed the Internet game, he his a great Innovator... most of his campaign funding came from Internet users.Thanks to him many young people are involve into politics....
I strongly Believe he have Revolutionized the Youtube and the Social Networking world
We need to not let Fox news take bring down Obama, because that is their main objective. We need to continue to support him no matter what Fox News use Attacking with....

[lynellep]

11:32 PM on 03/20/2008

anybody see the pictures of Jeremiah Wright at the White house with Bill or eating dinner next to HIll. LOL

google. truth about trinity website. It's good stuff.

[MPeter]

06:50 PM on 03/20/2008

I have listened to the speech three times already but each time I do it, it hits me like a bolt of lightening. What an incredible speech; what an incredible man. The speech is extraordinary. And it is deliver with such poise and command of the stage, America would have to be blind not to embrace this man for a leader. Thank you Senator Obama Thank you.

[OS2Guy]

05:46 PM on 03/20/2008

Barack Hussein Obama is the joke of YouTube. He is the biggest racist living on YouTube. Anyone who supports Barack Hussein Obama is a YouTube Joke!

[Transcendance]

11:19 PM on 03/20/2008

Please take a look at your Self, OS2Guy. Right in the mirror. This is not a joke.

[BigLib]

04:45 PM on 03/20/2008

President of YouTube? Is that like the King of Cartoons?

[ornery]

04:01 PM on 03/20/2008

Yesterday a fellow about 32 told me: "My wife is in love with Obama."

And he didn't have a happy expression on his face when he said that.

This is serious star power.

[NoSillyName]

04:01 PM on 03/20/2008

Both he and his speech are brilliant. Maybe too smart to be elected in this day and age. Unfortunately for all of us.

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

03:46 PM on 03/20/2008

this headline is trying to imply that the obama speech has gotten 2,000,000 (and counting) hits in 2 days because he hired someone to promote a previous campaign video???

the "President of YouTube", barack obama, is expressing a sincere vision of reconciliation and hope for the future - until now, the YouTube Nation of 18-30's has had no reason to even hope to someday have hope, such is the criminal damage that has been done to this nation by the powerful, greedy and corrupt administration of the last 8 years

based on the sheer stupidity and desperation of this headline's premise, it surely must be coming from hillary clinton's camp

[coolrepublica]

03:09 PM on 03/20/2008

Obama in his speech said not to pay attention to youtube soundbites because you don't get the full picture on youtube, but he did not mind when people where falling over themselves watching will.I.am video telling us "Yes We Can." So Youtube bad when it hurts him, but good when people love him.

I have to add that Obama thinks that "We Can" do pretty much about everything. We can end the war, cures Aids, walk on water, but "We Can't" get a Michigan and Florida revote. Again, how convenient.

[MadeinAmericaProud]

08:45 PM on 03/26/2008

Senator are talking to American we can think for themselves. Created 3 sec sound bites Rev Wright with the God ****America had you taken the time to seek the whole truth he was quoting a former US ambassador written assessment of the state of America. He did say we was quoting Mr. Peck. WHICH THE HUFFPOST HAD HIS PIC and message saying so.
On the hand Mrs. Clinton wants to be the next commander in chief. I am a female vet, serve my country over 27 years. I went the same place she claim the military failed to do their duty and allowed her to land under fire. Up to that time had she be the people choice, I would have supported her.I will not support her now. Everyone of Hillary supporter claim he threw his grandmother under the bus,
She threw all of the US MILITARY UNDER THE BUS and STOOD and watch the train hit the bus, I AM A VET. but these were SERVING active duty which could have destroyed their future and family
with those comments. I don't anyone in uniform will say anything on those 3am call she might blame them if things go wrong how safe do you feel now with Hillary care and all her solutions

[sammy333]

02:44 PM on 03/20/2008

Isn't it sweet for those lucky few to own and control the "News" and the Media? The mentally challenged voters follow the key obedience training commands so well. Most of them respond to the 'Scandal' command without any hesitation.

But, ... what is being done today to Obama, will be done tomorrow to Clinton. It is unbelievably easy.

[SubparDude]

01:49 PM on 03/20/2008

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I wonder if any critic has heard an Entire Wright Sermon yet?

I, for one, have been in countless White Evangelical (Moral Majority) congregations over the past twenty years. . .in many states. Bigger churches than Chicago's Trinity.

I have heard the Same Fire & Brimstone. I have heard the US Supreme Court damned and Justices called "instruments of the Devil." The Lord was invoked in Hatred.

I have heard Congress called "Satan's Lair" and a "Godless Criminal" bunch of cowards.

I have heard America cursed for Her Sins. Her fall predicted.

Why is it OK for white pastors to Preach such Fire, but not Rev. Wright?

~~~~ 61 year Old White Guy


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[nerakami]

04:50 PM on 03/20/2008

Dear 61 year old white guy : )

I fear Sir, because this was a targeted effort by those who truly fear (with all their hearts) the very idea that a black person would be President of this country. Like you, just for the sake of balance and fairness, I would like to see or hear an entire sermon... but that is not their intention. It is however, for the rest of us to use our sense of what "feels" right in this entire situation and whilst, the Rev. Wright's approach would not be mine, he has the constitutional right to say and feel however he chooses... I think we all glossed over that point too.

I believe in a Divine plan and the beauty I am seeing today is that as painful as it was and is for Barack Obama, there is a more honest and meaningful conversation taking place about our coming together, (out of the many we become ONE), after our history of racial divide. At the end of the day.... the lessons will prevail.

[cameoz]

06:45 PM on 03/20/2008

Worse, a black guy with over ONE MILLION donors to his campaign. That's scaring the crap out of the powers that be.

[ornery]

04:52 PM on 03/20/2008

Stole my thunder.

Evangelical preachers like ones endorsing McCain like to to say American is being punished for being evil nation, nation of sin, etc. when taking about 9/11 or Katrina.

All preachers at some point have said something to the effect that America has a lot to answer for, etc.

Even the late great (as in great inflated baloon) Gerry Fallible used to get off on that riff that America is being punished and deserves to be punished for her evil-du-jour.

So, how come it's only an issue with Rev. Wright and not the ones endorsing the Repiglicans??

Answer own question: because of Barack's race(s).

[tililek]

01:26 PM on 03/20/2008

Heir today, gone tomorrow.