Obama’s speech stopped by duck ringtone
June 30, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Unwired Oddities
Straight out from a sitcom, President Obama’s speech is interrupted — humorously — by a quacking duck. The phonecall came from one of the members of the media during a press conference.
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White House begins Twitter again
May 2, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps
OK folks, if you want to receive updates from the White House, they have created a new Twitter account, a spin off from Obama’s Twitter feed during the elections. Of course, it goes without saying that you can subscribe to their feed also through your mobile phone.
Which brings me to ask — do you actually turn on mobile updates for your Twitter feed, or is it really just one big mess? I used to turn it on — but realized it was such a hassle having to keep up with so many messages involuntarily as they were pushed to my …read more
Obama tells you to GO VOTE! via text messaging
November 4, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cell phone
NOTE: If you are reading this now, it could mean that you’re an early bird at the polls OR you’re still home and have not yet cast your vote. GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!
As reported from Bloomberg:
Texting may do for the Democratic presidential candidate what arm-twisting precinct captains did in years past: prod millions to get out and vote. The Obama campaign plans to use the millions of cell-phone numbers it has amassed over the past 22 months to blast its supporters with that message today.
The biggest concern for the Obama campaign is getting young people — who have registered …read more
Obama’s new ad shows heavy brick mobile phone, among other things
September 13, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
Remember the early days of the mobile phone, when a battery charger was almost as huge as a car battery? That’s what Obama is using to compare to McCain.
