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I fail to understand what this has got to do with social media. At best, one could argue it is tangentially related in that Obama might use his Blackberry to connect with social media, but the device he uses seems hardly significant. We know he uses his Blackberry for email, but I am unaware of any reliable source that says he uses it for social media. Indeed, he might also carry an iPhone or Android device specifically for that purpose. Or maybe he borrows one from someone else. Or maybe he uses a PC or a Mac. -- Scjessey (talk) 19:55, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What's significant is that Obama was embraced several new media which is why I had originally proposed that it be named Communications of Barack Obama, Blackberry is a new medium not available before these previous two elections on a widespread basis. There is broad consensus to expand this topic beyond twitter and adding a section on Blackberry follows the spirit of that consensus in addition to the plurality that supported communications or public relations in general and even cited Blackberry.LuciferWildCat (talk) 21:07, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't make any sort of sense at all. There's no evidence to suggest Obama uses his Blackberry to engage with social media. The article should focus on the social media services, not devices. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:29, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why? When we can expand it and make it more comprehensive and put all this new technology into description for posterity? Don't be such a Luddite.LuciferWildCat (talk) 21:41, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It is about devices, because devices are used to use and promote and expand and create social media. That is a false dichotomy amounting to we can only speak about an artists music not the CDs MP3s iTunes sales and other highly interrelated variables pssst.Chiquitiqua (talk) 23:23, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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