Twitter Success at the White House

Regardless of whether or not you are a Boston Red Sox fan, I believe that it can be agreed upon that their day at the White House was quite a success. Plus, none other than Twitter  came to the rescue when it came to spreading the word about what was going on at the White House.

After a major national sports team wins their respective sporting championship, they traditionally visit the White House, as Sam Laird of Mashable.com explains to us in his article, “A Selfie and One Garish Jacket: How the Red Sox Won the White House.” Laird discusses how this event was normally a very formal event but when the Red Sox came to town, it took a different turn.

Superstar player David Ortiz took a “selfie” with President Obama, and was kind enough to tweet it. Better yet, the Boston Globe captured the canid moment of this soon to be famous selfie, and tweeted it themselves too. Take a look at the article to see all the pictures being discussed.

In addition to this selfie setting the tone for the event, another player made a statement in a different way, his suit. Rod Sox player Johnny Gomes wore a let’s say extremely patriotic suit to the White House that day. As seen in the pictures in the article, it quite literally was an American flag suit jacket. And, what better place to sport something like that than in our country’s capital, at the White House, while hanging out with the President.

All in all, it was quite the event at the White House. Never mind who your favorite baseball team is, or even if you like baseball itself. How often do we get to see someone take a selfie with the President, or wear an American flag on their suit jacket as they hang out at the White House for a day? Never? Sounds about right. And, let’s not forget to give Twitter some thanks for letting us feel close to all the fun, from hundreds of miles away.