Obama vs Social Media

Honestly, I'm not going to use this post to offer up my political opinion of Obama. I'm a reasonable person just like most Americans, personally, I think he's doing well in some areas and other areas leave something to be desired. But, again, what he's doing is not the focus. I want to talk about how Social Media is going to reveal sides of Obama that were never seen before in history. The light bulb went off when he took to Twitter to campaign, my call to action was when he called Kanye West a "Jackass" after the MTV Taylor Swift debacle.

President Obama needs to watch his mouth! Not because I care about his personal opinion on Kanye West, the weather or whether or not he likes cats. It's because anything he says can and will be used. He is going to get publicity for anything he does...a moment of crass humor, an outburst of temper. Whatever he does is going to be exploited not only on record but off record, much like his comment on Kanye West. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Kanye's ego is so out of control that he's one embarassing incident with an underaged girl from being the next Michael Jackson. People already think he's a loose cannon. I read a full commentary on how this is not likely to impact Kanye's career because he's known for these escapades. (Sweet Taylor Swift is now even more of "America's Sweetheart" for dealing with this with more grace at a young age.)

So back to Obama. He's going to sneeze and someone is going to take to Twitter to confirm he's got swine flu. The more media we have, the more he's going to be recorded, reported and exploited. He's now got the pressure to be cool at all times and whenever he speaks, even the most inane comments will be up for public fodder. This comment will not be his last to make news...let's see if he really puts his foot in his mouth! I'm sure Mr. President will find himself tangled in some messes thanks to this age of hyper-communications.