Obama's Ghana Trip Will Be Tech Savvy
On Saturday, President Obama will deliver a speech in Accra, Ghana and the White House is making sure Internet and mobile phone users around the world can get involved. In a message on the social networking site Facebook, administration officials said individuals will be able to submit questions, comments, and words of welcome in English or French via SMS text messages. SMS participants will also get live highlights from Obama's trip. The president will answer some questions following his speech in a radio broadcast.
Use a local SMS short code in:
-Ghana (1731) -Nigeria (32969) -South Africa (31958) -Kenya (5683)
-Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343.
(Note: This SMS platform is not available in the United States)
Additionally, the White House will host a live Facebook-based chat during Obama's speech at http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive. On micro-blogging site Twitter, the White House asks participants to use the hashtag (#obamaghana) to find and share reactions related to his visit. The administration publicized Obama's June 4 appearance in Egypt using a range of high-tech platforms. The Cairo speech was translated into 14 languages on America.gov and spurred a flood of activity on Twitter.
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