Tim O’Reilly is probably one of my Web 2.0 heroes who has an extensive history of writing books, creating HOWTO, DIY book publishing company, all while being officially banned from his own family due to cultural differences. Anyways, Tim O’Reilly is officially supporting Obama due to the technical expertise Obama has over McCain.  I have to agree that we need a President 2.0, capable understanding Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies. Here’s what he had to say on technology and why Obama needs to be President: Faced with these problems, we need a president who can harness the best and brightest our country has to offer, a president who is conversant with, and comfortable with, the power of technology to assist in solving these problems, a president who is good at listening, studying, and devising solutions based on the best insight available, rather than on narrow ideology. We need a president who can forge consensus, not just among the partisans in our own fractured democracy but around the world. We need a president who can inspire our citizens and our global partners to forgo narrow self interest and embrace the possibilities that we can achieve if we work together to … Continue reading Tim O’Reilly Supports Obama!