I just caught up with this wonderful video with Lyssa Bochertteaching Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, to vlog (auf Englisch). It’s a tad long but imagine George Bush doing this. Now that would be a hoot.
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A quibble here, but since you’re interested in Germany, I’ll add it…
Angela Merkel is not head of state; she is head of government. In Germany’s system, the President is the head of state. The current office-holder is Horst Köhler.
[...] Two years later and the BBC predicts that 10% of TV viewing is soon be done the web. We also see French and German politicians using video to communicate to their constituents and Starbucks using it as a PR tool. Prosumer video makers can make money from advertising through sites like Revver and AOL has just launched a service that lets people sell their videos. And as YouTube cracks down on some of the more risque content found in its archive, plenty of competitors like Stickam are springing up to provide access to whatever video content you choose to peruse. [...]
January 2nd, 2007 at 9:27 am
A quibble here, but since you’re interested in Germany, I’ll add it…
Angela Merkel is not head of state; she is head of government. In Germany’s system, the President is the head of state. The current office-holder is Horst Köhler.
January 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 pm
[...] Two years later and the BBC predicts that 10% of TV viewing is soon be done the web. We also see French and German politicians using video to communicate to their constituents and Starbucks using it as a PR tool. Prosumer video makers can make money from advertising through sites like Revver and AOL has just launched a service that lets people sell their videos. And as YouTube cracks down on some of the more risque content found in its archive, plenty of competitors like Stickam are springing up to provide access to whatever video content you choose to peruse. [...]