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| President Barack Obama poses with selfie-stick in Buzzfeed interview. Ironically, of course | President Barack Obama poses with selfie-stick in Buzzfeed interview. Ironically, of course |
| (about 13 hours later) | |
| Sticking out his tongie, wearing shades and and holding a selfie stick Posing in front of mirror, in shades, | |
| So what do you do if you’re the president and you’re interviewed by someone as hip and cool as Buzzfeed? | So what do you do if you’re the president and you’re interviewed by someone as hip and cool as Buzzfeed? |
| Of course, you can talk about young people and people of colour. You can refer too, to about how a high street chain is undermining your healthcare bill. | Of course, you can talk about young people and people of colour. You can refer too, to about how a high street chain is undermining your healthcare bill. |
| But it’s apparently essential too that you pose with a Selfie stick. Albeit in an ironic, knowing way. | But it’s apparently essential too that you pose with a Selfie stick. Albeit in an ironic, knowing way. |
| It's worth comparing of course that the UK Prime Minster, David Cameron, isn;t the most tech- doesn;t even know what Buzzfeed is. 'What's the Buzzfeed?" he reportedly asked a group of digital journalists as recently as December. | |
| Buzzfeed on Thursday published some funny extras from the president’s recent interview with the website’s editor-in-chief, Ben Smith. In a sign of the growing importance of digital media, Mr Obama also granted an interview with the Vox website. | Buzzfeed on Thursday published some funny extras from the president’s recent interview with the website’s editor-in-chief, Ben Smith. In a sign of the growing importance of digital media, Mr Obama also granted an interview with the Vox website. |
| “President Obama made a BuzzFeed video: Things Everybody Does But Doesn't Talk About,” Buzzfeed tweeted. | “President Obama made a BuzzFeed video: Things Everybody Does But Doesn't Talk About,” Buzzfeed tweeted. |
| “How did we get Obama to use a selfie stick? Oh, because he wants you to go to https://www.healthcare.gov.” | “How did we get Obama to use a selfie stick? Oh, because he wants you to go to https://www.healthcare.gov.” |