Hillary Clinton is officially "In to Win" the Presidency

Today, Hillary Clinton announced on her website that she has launched a Presidential Exploratory Committee for her bid to become President and Commander-in-Chief of our great nation. What she emphasizes is that this isn't just an ordinary campaign, nope, it's a conversation. She wants to get the people of America talking, voicing their opinions, and sharing their feelings. And showing us that she is a savvy "with it" kind of leader, Hillary is using the web, social media, to get us talking.

Hillary's announcement today is exciting to me for two reasons. First, I get to see in my lifetime a woman run for the highest political post in the U.S., and one in the world. Watching Nancy Pelosi become the very first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House gave me goose bumps. Women are finally breaking into the upper-crusts of male dominated arenas, and that is thrilling for all women as a whole. Politically, though, I'm not crazy about Hillary Clinton the candidate. Is she capable of being a U.S. President? I'd say yes. Is she the right person to be our next leader, I'd say I'm not sold, and this is just my personal opinion.

The second exciting thing about Hillary's Political ambitions is that she is pro-actively using technology in her bid. You are now seeing the beginnings of savvy politicians who GET that social media, blogs, web video, and forums are crucial in their fight for the presidency. If you go to Hillary's Clinton's website, you will see that she has a blog area, she will get us talking by holding live video webcasts, she will help you get a "Hillary party" started in your own area, and she has made it very easy for us to whip out our credit cards and donate to her campaign. From the standpoint of being web savvy and using all these new social technologies, I am very impressed with Ms. Clinton.

The first live video webcasts start January 22-24 at 7pm EST. You can sign-up now to get the word on when registration for "the conversation" officially opens.