Personality is everything, even for developers…
Today is a great day, Obama won the election to be the next, and first african-american president of the United States of America. But that really isn’t anything new, we all know this. My point is that out of the two candidates that ran, Obama had more charm and personality throughout the whole race than McCain. This can be said about previous elections too…
Bush – Kerry
Bush – Gore
Clinton – Dole
Clinton – Bush Senior
The list goes on, it’s quite a simple equasion really, the most photogenic, hollywood type figure wins. They capture the spirit and imagination of voters and by correlation get voted for. Of course other factors can be involved.
What does this have to do with the humble developer? Well today I was reading an interview with Ryan Carson by Paul Boag about building an online brand. It struck me that a lot of what makes a brand a success is the same as what makes a politician a success, especially on the web. It’s all about getting yourself out there as he who shouts loudest gets heard.