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OK, technically I suppose it’s two-stop shopping, since the new House Hub and Senate Hub reside at different urls, but you know what I mean.
In any case, the sites are pretty cool. They each feature a Google Maps mashup that allows visitors to click on the state of their choice to easily find YouTube videos that have been posted by Members of Congress from that state. One possible word of warning: each time I tried to click on a few states, my Macbook froze up – at one point for several minutes. Has anybody else had this problem? If so, let us know in the comments.
Each site also includes three Playlists: “Behind the Scenes,” “Got a Question?” and “From the Office Of…” There’s not a ton of content up there yet — a grand total of 14 videos spread through those three groups on the House Hub and 15 on the Senate Hub — but that’ll no doubt change in the near future.
In the meantime, check out the welcome video featuring Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House GOP Leader John Boehner.
It’s worth noting that Boehner’s the only one of the four who breaks out of the old-fashioned, rigid, straight-ahead TV-interview positioning, choosing instead to go with a more informal off-center, one-arm-on-the-conference-table posture that’s a better fit for the more laid-back nature of YouTube. Who knows – maybe next time he’ll even channel Don Draper and light up a smoke on camera? OK – that might be pushing it a little…
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