My dad sent me a link to this Flickr slide show from Barack Obama and his family on election night. It’s a mixture of intimate and public moments. Very nice.

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They say you should never discuss politics in the workplace… I’m a big fan of Barack Obama, I think he’s got just what it will take to restore the faith of the world in the last remaining superpower and perhaps even the faith of Americans in themselves. I’m not going to get into politics. I’m at the workplace. What I will get into is just how spectacular I find Barack’s website. Beyond the tremendous aesthetic appeal, the smart information architecture, and the seemingly-endless number of things to do or ways to get involved, the power of the my.barackobama.com volunteer section is fantastic!

For several evenings over the past week I have been calling everyday Americans to encourage them to vote in their state Caucus or Primary. The site asks me which of a select group of states I would like to focus on, dishes me up names/numbers along with a script and an orderly abundance of responses to questions Joe Citizen may have on nearly any topic. The interface is slick, the results are useful, and the cause is mighty.

Aside from having a very sturdy website, Barack has grabbed Web 2.0 by the horns in a big way – linking to every relevant social networking site imaginable and a whole host of sites I’d never heard about. I wonder how candidates 100 years (25 political seasons) ago would have integrated the internet into their efforts. I wonder if riding across the country in a caboose campaign would work today.

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