This Is What Barack Obama Looks Like Doing a Reddit AMA. If you were anywhere near the Internet Wednesday afternoon, you probably heard Barack Obama did a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' Q&A session.
So what does the leader of the free world wear to answer pressing questions from the Reddit community? A suit sans blazer and loosened tie, thank you very much. As all AMA participants (or “OP,” short for “Original Poster”) are required to do, Obama posted an image of himself in front of the computer to prove it was really him. We also learned the POTUS uses a Mac and a Magic Mouse — and covers his Apple logo with what appears to be an Obama 2012 sticker. I am Barack Obama, President of the United States. 20 Silliest Questions Asked During Barack Obama Reddit AMA. The mad dash to ask Barack Obama a question nearly brought down Reddit Wednesday afternoon during the president's surprise AMA.
Questions piled up on the site and varied from the serious to the silly. Obama stuck primarily to serious questions about topics like Internet freedom and small businesses, but he also took a few seconds to answer a couple less weighty inquiries regarding beer and his favorite Bulls player. SEE ALSO: This Is What Barack Obama Looks Like Doing a Reddit AMA Not every silly question got the presidential seal of approval though, so if you wanted to know Barack's toothbrush color, you'll just have to wait until he invites you to the White House. Obamamania Shuts Down Reddit. In another social-media first, President Barack Obama took to Reddit today to become the first sitting head of state to moderate the site's "AMA," or, ask me anything, series.
The chat lasted an hour, and got so much attention that it shut the site down during his post. Redditers pitched softballs and hard alike, but the fact that the leader of the Free World participated in the site's chat confirms mainstream success and reach for Reddit. It also showed the President's understanding of of social media's importance in reaching young voters. President Obama touched on the economy, the military in Afghanistan and how hard it is for young people to find jobs. He kept it light, too, saying that his favorite basketball player is Michael Jordan, and that he's "a Bulls guy. " How Reddit Got Obama. Question No. 1: Yup, that’s really Barack Obama, taking questions over at a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything).
Question No. 2: It was really no big deal, says Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, via email: There’s not a lot to it. I’ve gotten to know quite a few folks in the WH & Obama campaign team over the years and it was always something I brought up when I got the chance. There are quite a few redditors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and at the campaign HQ — given the prominence of reddit, it’s an easy sell. Questions 2A, 2B, 2C: It’s not really that easy, is it? Years ago, but that was being rather ambitious.
Obama on Reddit: By the numbers. Still, even with the site’s problems, Obama’s half-hour session drew major numbers for Reddit, general manager Erik Martin told The Washington Post on Thursday.
How much traffic? First, a look at the raw numbers: — 3.8 million page views on the first page of the Obama Q&A — 2.6 million unique page views on the first page (and still going) — Over 22,000 comments. . — The up-votes and down-votes on the page don’t accurately reflect how Reddit users actually voted, Martin said. While the thread shows about a 50 percent approval rating among Redditors, Martin said the real number is closer to 75 percent — much higher than his current approval rating in the country, which Thursday’s Wonkbook reports is 47.7 percent. So how does that stack up? As a whole, Reddit itself reported at the start of the year that it gets around 2 billion page views and 34 million unique visitors per month. President Obama’s reddit AMA: Top five most awesome questions - Ideas@Innovations.
Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 08/29/2012 Aug 29, 2012 09:37 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost This post has been updated.
If you haven’t heard, President Obama was on reddit Wednesday doing an AMA, or “Ask Me Anything.” He is the first sitting president to participate in the site’s popular feature. Reddit's site went down temporarily from the influx of traffic after President Obama stopped by for an Ask Me Anything. The president first responded to a question on space exploration, a subject very much in the news recently thanks to Mars rover Curiosity’s successful landing and delivery of more than 7 gigabits of data, including photographs. The president responded to a question regarding NASA’s direction and budget, writing: “Making sure we stay at the forefront of space exploration is a big priority for my administration. The president next went to another question popular among members of the reddit community: Internet freedom. Internet freedom is something I know you all care passionately about; I do too.
Good Guy Obama.