tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272998417741778922011-11-27T15:53:46.161-08:00Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-87874051066256855252009-08-18T18:17:00.000-07:002009-08-18T18:17:26.457-07:00For the first time, a sitting American president will speak on an internet social network audio program.&nbsp; According to <a href="http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/08/president-obama-debuts-on-blogtalkradio.html">Politicalcarnival Blog</a>, President Obama will be on a speical show called <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/40mins4health">"40 Minutes For Health Reform"</a> on <a href="http://blogtalkradio.com/">BlogTalkRadio.com</a> this Wednesday August 19th at 5 PM to talk about reforming the nations health care system.&nbsp; The President will join clergy and "people of faith" in a national campaign they've established to promote health care reform (of some kind).&nbsp; The website <a href="http://faithforhealth.org/">FaithforHealth.org</a> reports:<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Over the next 40 days, people of faith are leading a national campaign for health care reform. While members of Congress are in their home districts, we’ll be holding hundreds of prayer vigils and in-district events. We’ll sign petitions, write our representatives, organize a nationwide conference call for people of faith, and air a national TV ad –all to say the faith community supports health care reform.</i> </blockquote>With his participation in this BlogTalkRadio show, Obama officially becomes the nations first "Socially Networked President", using Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to distribute his message.&nbsp; The Obama Administration has correctly reasoned that since a growing number of people around the World get their news from muliple media sources, it's better to have him appear in blogs and on web-based news sites, social networks, and now audio internet broadcasts like BlogTalkRadio.<br /><br /><b>BlogTalkRadio goes into the mainstream </b><br /><br />Obama has overnight thrust BlogTalkRadio into the mainstream. Right now, it draws about <a href="http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/08/18/president-obama-to-discuss-health-reform-on-blogtalkradio/">4.5 million listeners</a>, but really could double that mark and probably will grow to that point after Wednesday's show.&nbsp; It's really a neat system where anyone can establish their own call-in program; all they need is a computer and a cell phone - account creation and show construction is free because BlogTalkRadio is ad supported.&nbsp; (I have one called <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Zennie62/page/1">"Zennie62" </a>and my good friend and NFL Draft partner Bill Chachkes has an incredible show called <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Football-Reporters">"Football Reporters"</a> that airs Thursday nights at 6 PM PST - 9 PM EST. Bill's show averages over 10,000 listeners per broadcast.)&nbsp; <br /><br />I'm excited to see how Obama's decision to go on BlogTalkRadio impacts its growth over the next year.&nbsp; It's a really great system that one can use with YouTube and USTREAM to broadcast a multi-media show as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMWI8Bbiblo">I did here</a>:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NMWI8Bbiblo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NMWI8Bbiblo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Oh, and unless you think Obama doesn't have his own show account on BlogTalkRadio, think again!&nbsp; It's <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whitehouseradio">here</a>.&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-8787405106625685525?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-13630505953809602882009-08-18T14:29:00.001-07:002009-08-18T14:29:27.214-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/Qu6B2HKyNmo' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Qu6B2HKyNmo'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-1363050595380960288?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-40073539777351684462009-02-24T02:44:00.001-08:002009-02-24T02:44:21.825-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/g_3PECCjUyU' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/g_3PECCjUyU'/></object></p><p>Lowie v. America" is an online show "From the Mind of Craig Low" and I met him on the Red Carpet on Saturday. I also talked to a family who was visiting LA just for the Oscars. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-4007353977735168446?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-61256818716268209762009-02-22T10:12:00.001-08:002009-02-22T10:12:05.775-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/mimD1u5c1jk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/mimD1u5c1jk'/></object></p><p>These lovely women came to Hollywood from South Africa and for the Oscars. Along the way, they had fun with Spiderman.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-6125681871626820976?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-37302427749893347672009-01-28T09:52:00.001-08:002009-01-28T09:52:22.503-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/X_-_Iol-4fk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/X_-_Iol-4fk'/></object></p><p>To me what you're about to see is Mayor Ron Dellums finest hour: the day Dellums woke up. Here, Dellums got out and adressed Oaklanders at a rally held one week after the Oakland Riot. Later, I talked with my good friend Peter Van Kleef about the riot, the BART Shooting, and where we go from here as a City.<br /></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-3730242774989334767?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-48881468514659267902009-01-23T02:28:00.005-08:002009-01-23T02:28:55.306-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ'/></object></p><p>This is my video of the day of the Obama Inauguration from my perspective. It starts with my early-morning walk, takes us to the Metro, then the walk to the Mall itself. Then, after getting really cold, I seek refuge in the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-4888146851465926790?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-81046630977562119032009-01-23T02:28:00.003-08:002009-01-23T02:28:25.151-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ'/></object></p><p>This is my video of the day of the Obama Inauguration from my perspective. It starts with my early-morning walk, takes us to the Metro, then the walk to the Mall itself. Then, after getting really cold, I seek refuge in the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-8104663097756211903?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-58940969216526679032009-01-23T02:28:00.001-08:002009-01-23T02:28:15.037-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ'/></object></p><p>This is my video of the day of the Obama Inauguration from my perspective. It starts with my early-morning walk, takes us to the Metro, then the walk to the Mall itself. Then, after getting really cold, I seek refuge in the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-5894096921652667903?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-65693661260629482742009-01-23T02:26:00.001-08:002009-01-23T02:26:05.550-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ywYOG3vqOEQ'/></object></p><p>This is my video of the day of the Obama Inauguration from my perspective. It starts with my early-morning walk, takes us to the Metro, then the walk to the Mall itself. Then, after getting really cold, I seek refuge in the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-6569366126062948274?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-10249258045775480552009-01-19T21:11:00.001-08:002009-01-19T21:11:33.719-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/1kXVRXVG8oM' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/1kXVRXVG8oM'/></object></p><p>This was an incredible Sunday concert experience as part of Obama Inauguration festivities, even if, like me, you got their around 2 PM and thus were not able to get close to the Lincoln Memorial, let alone past the Old War Memorial. I estimate the crowd at about 2 million. I've not seen a written estimate yet, but if it's in the thousands, it's just plain wrong! </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-1024925804577548055?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-50770865535686590402009-01-04T16:15:00.001-08:002009-01-04T16:15:48.235-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/oLUIgLZZf3o' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/oLUIgLZZf3o'/></object></p><p>This is a totally funny break-time dance the WGN-TV Chicago Weekend Anchors Bob Jordan and Jackie Bange team do! Check it out!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-5077086553568659040?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-4010298784928201422008-08-31T12:45:00.000-07:002008-08-31T12:46:58.158-07:00<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CvGHA2OxCUo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CvGHA2OxCUo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></center><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-401029878492820142?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-55379192737337102922008-08-31T12:43:00.000-07:002008-08-31T12:44:38.552-07:00<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nOnt6i2oiVw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nOnt6i2oiVw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></center><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-5537919273733710292?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527299841774177892.post-27477946133340578022008-08-31T12:41:00.000-07:002008-08-31T12:42:50.633-07:00<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fQI4VYb6iGM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fQI4VYb6iGM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></center> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1527299841774177892-2747794613334057802?l=zennie62.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Zennie Abrahamhttps://profiles.google.com/114914850772409837204noreply@blogger.com0