It’s my firm belief that whomever wins the Presidency better know how to peruse the Internet. Not just know how to check email but actually “surf” the web. It’s the way things are now. Children can do it. So the leader of our country should know how as well.
Many agree with me. But, interestingly, Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, arguably one of the most successful blogs out there (and one that happens to be about technology!), doesn’t. He actually says he doesn’t “give a damn” if McCain turns on a computer. This totally changes my opinion of Arrington. If he doesn’t think it’s important for the President to understand the Internet, why did he devote his life to a site about technology??