Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is about to be the first presidential nominee to announce his choice for Vice President by text. Supporters were told they could sign up to receive e-mail or text messages "the moment Barack makes his decision."

"You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be the first to know his choice," the campaign explained to e-mail subscribers. "No other campaign has done this before. You can be part of this important moment."

The notice also urged supporters to forward information about the opportunity to friends, family, and coworkers.

Those who want to receive the information via text sent a text with "VP" to 62262, and they could also sign up to receive periodic updates on the campaign. This is a great way for Obama to reach out to young American voters, who are notoriously hard to get to the polls. It is also a great way to prove how young and hip he is, in contrast to John McCain, who is still learning how to do "a Google." Also, Obama’s cell phone and e-mail database is sure to grow exponentially. So far, it seems they have not been abusing their subscribers, and no spam has been reported by people who have signed up.

Obama is expected to announce his running mate as early as tomorrow morning.  See Obama’s texting thumb below.

Text message to reveal Obama’s VP nod (CBC.ca)

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