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The story here was interesting and the layout was just beautiful. Michelle Obama has engaged this medium so authentically, it’s refreshing.
I remember I really starting paying attention to the Verge around when they did the fanboy piece that changed depending on what device you were accessing it from. It’s layouts like this one and that piece that makes this site my favorite to visit daily.
It’s a wonderful piece, article, video a web design are all amazing, and it’s really interesting to have an insight into the social media industry, I really agree with Barna-Stern regarding the apparent simplicity of managing social media. Great job guys.
There’s a thing that I will probably never understand though, and it’s why USA cares so much about the presidential family, if they are funny and relatable and so on. Shouldn’t you just care about whether the President is competent or not?
For some Americans the Presidential family is to us, how the Brits follow the royal family. To answer your question, yes it does matter how competent the president is, as he leads one of the branches of government.
It’s all parts of a the same thing. Some people feel like the presidential family represents them on a larger scale, so it’s necessary that their funny, relatable, and intelligent; like the Obama’s are. Just look at how people fawn over the Royal family, most of the time is has nothing to do with competence. A whole lot of Americans care about the competency of their President. Look at the backlash that Donald Trump is getting from both parties including citizens and candidates.
It’s not a one or the other scenario. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but how people relate to a president and his family absolutely comes into play too. It’s undeniable. If you have two people with the same competency, you’re going to go with the one you relate to the most.
Not really. She is not part of the executive branch and while she may have a opinion on the FBI vs apple case I wouldn’t assume she is showing her preference. My guess is she was given an iphone because most on-tech folks wold instantly recognize the phone.
I doubt they’re going to just disappear. They seem to have far too much social conscience to retire to a "ranch" to paint pictures of themselves in the bath…
I just don’t know anyone that respects the job that this man has done, and certainly no sycophants of his family. Then again, I’m from the South. It requires actual accomplishment to impress us, not just the collective lauding of liberals.
Let’s see – we can be some of the 50 odd percent of people who agree he’s done a great job, which objectively – he has. We could also be people who have a wider swath of friends who have diverse viewpoints. We could be people who aren’t implicitly or explicitly racist. We could be people who have full cognitive abilities to think for themselves.
1) I don’t know, I’d bet your friends’ viewpoints on party affiliation don’t diverge as much as you’re claiming here. I could be wrong. 2) Ah yes, the implicit. Because being less than glowing about someone with a different skin color than my own makes me racist. 3) I thought I was demonstrating such abilities, but I must not be doing it as well as you’re doing, along with your friends, all thinking for yourselves.
And I’m not attempting to speak for others, but generalizing a bit about those that live around me doesn’t make me impolite, unless you can say the same about a sociologist.
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The story here was interesting and the layout was just beautiful. Michelle Obama has engaged this medium so authentically, it’s refreshing.
I remember I really starting paying attention to the Verge around when they did the fanboy piece that changed depending on what device you were accessing it from. It’s layouts like this one and that piece that makes this site my favorite to visit daily.
By VoxMediaUser1831837 on 03.14.16 10:03am
It’s a wonderful piece, article, video a web design are all amazing, and it’s really interesting to have an insight into the social media industry, I really agree with Barna-Stern regarding the apparent simplicity of managing social media. Great job guys.
There’s a thing that I will probably never understand though, and it’s why USA cares so much about the presidential family, if they are funny and relatable and so on. Shouldn’t you just care about whether the President is competent or not?
By athem on 03.14.16 10:06am
For some Americans the Presidential family is to us, how the Brits follow the royal family. To answer your question, yes it does matter how competent the president is, as he leads one of the branches of government.
By low_tech on 03.14.16 10:18am
It’s all parts of a the same thing. Some people feel like the presidential family represents them on a larger scale, so it’s necessary that their funny, relatable, and intelligent; like the Obama’s are. Just look at how people fawn over the Royal family, most of the time is has nothing to do with competence. A whole lot of Americans care about the competency of their President. Look at the backlash that Donald Trump is getting from both parties including citizens and candidates.
By Sneakynimble on 03.14.16 10:36am
It’s not a one or the other scenario. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but how people relate to a president and his family absolutely comes into play too. It’s undeniable. If you have two people with the same competency, you’re going to go with the one you relate to the most.
By Citizen85 on 03.14.16 1:02pm
It really doesn’t matter how competent the President is. Elections are all about winning the seats of power, so all that matters is: Can they win?
It’s sad to say but very true.
By Rufus M on 03.14.16 9:00pm
Does anyone else find it ironic that in all of the pictures, she’s holding an iPhone…?
By MotoMorales on 03.14.16 10:25am
Not really. She is not part of the executive branch and while she may have a opinion on the FBI vs apple case I wouldn’t assume she is showing her preference. My guess is she was given an iphone because most on-tech folks wold instantly recognize the phone.
By low_tech on 03.14.16 10:36am
Also Apple is an American company..
By viveks on 03.14.16 11:16am
I’d agree but then why has the Apple logo been taken (edited?) out of every picture?!
By NotSoBigBen on 03.14.16 3:21pm
The White House does that so it can’t be misconstrued as an endorsement for a particular product. Not just for Apple, for everything.
By macshome on 03.15.16 9:14am
did not even notice the apple logo being taken out, nice catch!
By Astromanaught on 03.18.16 2:56pm
Why would they care to remove the Apple logo if EVERYONE will know that as an iPhone? It still is branding for Apple.
By Leonardo Oliveira on 03.20.16 2:37am
I think he’s referring to the fact the they aren’t allowed to use iOS for security reasons (Unless that’s changed recently.)
By BlatantNinja23 on 03.25.16 1:02am
Not in the least.
By CPx on 03.14.16 2:38pm
Anyone know which 360 Camera was used to shoot this with?
By mprogano on 03.14.16 11:16am
According to the production companies website Oculus Rift.
By herbiedupree on 03.14.16 1:13pm
that’s playback not recording, thank you though
By mprogano on 03.14.16 3:27pm
Very well done.
By ReedMyLipps on 03.14.16 11:18am
GREAT article. God I’m going to miss the Obamas when they leave office.
By Shadowstare on 03.14.16 11:42am
I doubt they’re going to just disappear. They seem to have far too much social conscience to retire to a "ranch" to paint pictures of themselves in the bath…
By obviousguiri on 03.14.16 2:28pm
Geez, who are you people?
I just don’t know anyone that respects the job that this man has done, and certainly no sycophants of his family. Then again, I’m from the South. It requires actual accomplishment to impress us, not just the collective lauding of liberals.
By RedSun on 03.15.16 9:56am
Your ‘friend circle ’ is wide yet shallow then. His approval rating is approaching 50% so they’re out there…
By korbermeister on 03.15.16 10:00am
Let’s see – we can be some of the 50 odd percent of people who agree he’s done a great job, which objectively – he has.
We could also be people who have a wider swath of friends who have diverse viewpoints.
We could be people who aren’t implicitly or explicitly racist.
We could be people who have full cognitive abilities to think for themselves.
By thomas.mclean on 03.15.16 3:52pm
1) I don’t know, I’d bet your friends’ viewpoints on party affiliation don’t diverge as much as you’re claiming here. I could be wrong.
2) Ah yes, the implicit. Because being less than glowing about someone with a different skin color than my own makes me racist.
3) I thought I was demonstrating such abilities, but I must not be doing it as well as you’re doing, along with your friends, all thinking for yourselves.
And I’m not attempting to speak for others, but generalizing a bit about those that live around me doesn’t make me impolite, unless you can say the same about a sociologist.
By RedSun on 03.17.16 12:45pm