Digesting the 2008 New Media Institute: Part 1

Last week, HM spent three days in DC for the New Media Institute.  As NBPC’s interactive and design partner, we’ve been there since the beginning three years ago in Boston.  This year, in the wake of Obama’s victory, the mood was a little different: excited; a little amazed.  Attendees from other countries congratulated us Americans for doing the right thing (implied: for once).  And everyone wants to know two things:

1. What was it about Obama’s web strategy that helped him win?
2. What does this mean for the web?  (And: How can I take advantage of it?)

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