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December 2008
- Time, CNN Top College Faves
  
  Advertising Age | Dec 1, 08 6:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - College students took a break from beer pong to take stock of the world, a study of their favorite brands suggests. Time unseated Cosmopolitan as top magazine among the 1,000 students surveyed, while CNN.com bumped Perez Hilton off the list of top websites, Advertising Age reports. "World peace" became the fourth most desired wish for this election year—though, to be fair, the No. 6 most cherished was the ability to fly. More »
November 2008
- Gen X to Boomers: We Get It Now
  
  Salon | Nov 9, 08 5:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sorry, boomers, for taking so long to drop the cynicism and eye-rolling, writes Heather Havrilesky in Salon. But to those who "became rational adults at the exact moment a reckless frat boy boomer became president," your generation's idealism and tales of '60s radicalism fell flat, she spills. Barack Obama's win changed that. Gen X'ers get it now, understanding "there's no shame in throwing ourselves into this new future with full hearts, with tears in our eyes." More »
- Obama's Youth Mandate Far Greater Than JFK's
  
  Politico | Nov 8, 08 9:42 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama enters office with the biggest youth mandate in modern political history, Politico reports. He outpolled John McCain by 34 points—66% to 32%—among voters younger than 30. That's four times the margin that led John F. Kennedy to say, “The torch has been passed to a new generation.” It's the first time youths have voted so differently from their elders in postwar America. More »
- Obama Won Even Without Counting Kids
  
  MSNBC | Nov 7, 08 12:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Every left-leaning constituency in the country wants to chalk up credit for the Obama victory—labor put him over the top, Latinos put him over the top—but the support was so broad, an MSNBC analysis finds, that few individual claims are valid. Most surprising is the much-ballyhooed youth vote: If nobody under 30 had voted, Obama would have won all the same states except for squeakers North Carolina and Indiana—still plenty for an Electoral College win. More »
- 10 Best Viral Election Videos
  
  Politico | Nov 3, 08 5:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Viral election videos offer campy calls for change, seamless special effects, and more than a few celebrity cameos. Laughs aside, “over the past decade they’ve also impacted politics—sometimes changing the course of elections and frequently providing a few laughs in an otherwise wonky world,” Jeffrey Ressner writes in picking Politico's top 10 of '08. Yes We Can : Will.i.am’s minimalist all-star Obama tribute "may be the most creative video of any type to emerge this year.” Dear Mr. Obama : An injured Iraq veteran explains why war is a good thing. More »
October 2008
- If You Don't Know Who This Is, Don't Vote
  
  Creators Syndicate | Oct 31, 08 4:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Countless actors, musicians and other celebrities have volunteered their time encouraging young people to vote. But should they? ABC News anchor John Stossel quizzed voters on basic political knowledge at a registration-drive concert and in the nation’s capital. A shockingly high number of uninformed answers led Stossel to the “politically incorrect” conclusion that some trips to the polls aren’t in the civic interest. More »
- Simon Cowell Rocks the Vote
  
  New Republic | Oct 31, 08 3:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama isn't the only force driving young voters are to the polls, writes Alan H. Fleischmann in the New Republic . Thanks to the extreme popularity of judge Simon Cowell and American Idol , they’ve gotten used to having their voices heard. And just as important, Idol participation has allowed people to “see the palpable impact of their vote.” More »
- Leo Corrals Star Pals for Get-Out- the-Vote Video
  
  Associated Press | Oct 29, 08 4:46 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Leonardo DiCaprio brings out the big guns for a get-out-the-vote video with an A-list cast including Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, and Justin Timberlake. Leo produces and appears in the spot, in which Spielberg directs the actors to use reverse psychology to get young people into voting booths by telling them not to vote. More »
- Obama Dials Up SMS Blitz
  
  New York Daily News | Oct 29, 08 7:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Over the next seven days the Obama campaign will ratchet up its ongoing text messaging blitz, which has kept supporters in the loop and likely helped to pump up numbers at the 100,000-strong rally in Denver last week. Those who have opted in will get info about polling places, local Obama appearances, and even names of voters who might need a nudge, the New York Daily News reports. More »
- Will They Still Love Him When He's Prez?
  
  Newsweek | Oct 26, 08 4:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What will happen to Barack Obama’s fan base if he wins? The devoted followers, who wield unusual power in the campaign and feel close to their candidate, won’t vanish after November and could be a powerful weapon for his agenda, Howard Fineman writes in Newsweek . But if Obama governs more conservatively than they like, they may turn their power against him. More »
- Winning on the Web, Obama Turns to Xbox Advertising
  
  GigaOm | Oct 14, 08 4:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign has been lauded for its online efforts, but in the race to make high-speed connections with voters, the Democrat has taken another “new media” leap, placing a campaign billboard inside an Xbox 360 online racing game. While politicians have promoted themselves online before, this is hands-down the most prominent use of the medium, Wagner James Au writes on GigaOM. More »
- Dems Win Registration Wars
  
  Washington Post | Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has over twice as many new voters; in North Carolina, the ratio is roughly 6-1. More »
- 'I Need You,' Obama Writes to Vibe Readers
  
  Associated Press | Oct 2, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Barack Obama has a message for the readers of Vibe : "I need you." In a letter to be published in the November issue of the urban music monthly, Obama urges them to register to vote, saying, "We are at a defining moment in our history." The letter reads: "I am running for president to take this country in a new direction. But I can't do it alone. I need you." More »
September 2008
- Obama Wins Debate Bump
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 29, 08 5:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama slightly increased his lead over John McCain after last week’s debate and bad economic news, according to a new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll. The Democratic candidate is up 49% to McCain's 44%, a 1% gain from last week. The results indicated less confidence among Americans that McCain will strengthen the economy and succeed in Iraq. More »
- Gaming Teens Make Good Citizens
  
  MSNBC | Sep 16, 08 8:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The stereotype of the isolated video gamer is as antiquated as Pong—teens, at least, see gaming as a social activity, new research shows. A clear link exists between gaming, in which virtually all teens participate, and civic engagement, MSNBC reports. That doesn’t mean every Grand Theft Auto expert is a budding philanthropist, but neither does it imply the only people-skill that kids learn from World of Warcraft is trash-talking. More »
- Diddy on Palin: Could Anyone Be Less Black?
  
  YouTube | Sep 4, 08 4:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - P Diddy—“government name" Sean Combs—has a heart-to-heart with John McCain on a dizzying YouTube video complaining that the Arizona senator's choice of running mate is “not respectful to our diverse lives.” Sporting tinted shades, a white tee and serious bling, Diddy, “aka Ciroc Obama,” spins in circles delivering a profanity-ridden solo. His beef? That Alaska probably has no black people. More »

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Time, CNN Top College Faves

Gen X to Boomers: We Get It Now

Obama's Youth Mandate Far Greater Than JFK's

Obama Won Even Without Counting Kids

10 Best Viral Election Videos

If You Don't Know Who This Is, Don't Vote

Simon Cowell Rocks the Vote

Leo Corrals Star Pals for Get-Out- the-Vote Video

Obama Dials Up SMS Blitz

Will They Still Love Him When He's Prez?

Winning on the Web, Obama Turns to Xbox Advertising

Dems Win Registration Wars

'I Need You,' Obama Writes to Vibe Readers

Obama Wins Debate Bump

Gaming Teens Make Good Citizens

Diddy on Palin: Could Anyone Be Less Black?