With such a technologically-savvy President such as President Obama, it's easier now than ever to stay updated with what is happening in the country politically. During his bid for the 2008 Presidency, Obama took advantage of the benefits of using the internet to get messages out to the general public, and boy did it pay off. Some have even said that if the internet didn't exist, not only would Obama have lost the election, but he wouldn't have even been a Presidential nominee! Clearly though, having instant access to the internet is continually more important, which is why access to wireless internet and a smart phone is more important than ever.

President Obama has carried his emphasis on technology from his campaign into his Presidency. After giving whitehouse.gov a total maker-over, Obama's staff members set their sights on bigger goals. Quickly, they had set up 11 blogs, a podcast, a youtube channel, a twitter account, a facebook page, and a facebook app to dispense political news to Americans as fast as possible. Currently, the White House has 1.75 million followers on twitter, 540,000 Facebook fans, and 26 million views on youtube! A year into the Obama Presidency, the White House created it's own iPhone app to meet the growing demand for resources that reach mobile broadband users (whom according to whitehouse.gov increased by more than 100% in 2009). The excitement of these developments can't be understated. All of these new web 2.0 resources enable Americans to have greater access to the President than at any other time in history! The most beautiful aspect about using these web 2.0 programs is that Americans everywhere can comment and interact with the news the White House dispenses, and when you think about the importance of free speech in our society, the use of web 2.0 is really helping to make America more democratic than ever before. Even First Lady Michelle Obama has joined the bandwagon. She recently became the first First Lady to tweet on twitter, and also creates weekly podcasts and videos to talk about her political endeavors.

After seeing how powerful the use of web 2.0 technology was in President Obama's election campaign, other politicians are scrambling to catch up. In the next Presidential election, news will be delivered even faster as newer smart phones incorporate 4G technology (as opposed to the current standard of 3G). Even though all the candidates will surely try to match Obama's technological prowess, chances are they won't be up to par. Obama's former competitors John McCain and Sarah Palin are both active web 2.0 users. Senator McCain's twitter account has over 1.7 million followers, and even though it's highly unlikely that he'll attempt another run for the Presidency, he can still use the account to rally support for his senatorial re-election bid as well as dispense important news to his constituents. Even non-partisan groups are pushing for current politicians to create web 2.0 accounts. In the name of increasing transparency and therefore democracy, TweetCongress.org has set out to get all 535 U.S. Representative to sign up for twitter accounts (currently only 72 are). President Obama is also promoting this new form of democratic participation by promising to increase access to wireless internet for Americans all over the country.

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To keep up with politics as things happen, you need clear 4g internet. 4g internet access helps give you access to web 2.0 accounts quickly and reliably so you can stay connected with the world around you.