Just FYI: we elected a new president a couple weeks ago.

And he's all over the place these days. You'd think he'd be super busy what with his being elected to the highest post in a country in a pretty major financial crisis and all. But he's got a couple months before he has to show up for work -- so he's got time for photo ops, etc.

As a result, everyone knows this guy's face. People are selling effigies of him, writing music about him and trying to sneak into the inauguration while his former political opponents are getting all cozy with him. You get the idea: Pres-elect Barack Obama is one popular guy.

Musical Inspiration
While Obama was campaigning, a very popular viral video of Will.i.am and celebrities performing a song inspired by one of the man's speeches made it's way around the Internet. Now that Mr. Obama is set to take the highest office in the land, Will.i.am feels more inspiration.

The new video that Will.i.am and friends put together became available on DipDive the day after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States of America. Immediately following the release, people in offices all over the country stopped working for three minutes and one second to watch and listen.

Cashing In
Now that Barack Obama is a household name, several opportunists are exercising their capitalist rights. A quick search for "Barack Obama" on ebay pulls up over 11,000 results. Everything from belt buckles to newspapers declaring election results to bobble heads are up for grabs.

The bowling lane where Obama bowled during his campaign is currently on sale. If you would like to purchase a lane that wasn't very lucky for the president elect, bidding starts at $50,000. You only have three hours left to bid but don't worry -- no one else has bid on this sucker yet.

Strange Bed Fellows
As Barack Obama sorts out his cabinet, word on the street is that he's looking for people who disagree with him. His "shortlists" for some of these appointments have included politicians, such as Hillary Clinton (his biggest rival during the Democratic primaries), who don't really agree with everything Obama says. So he's obviously achieving his goal there.

Rumors about several of his opponents vying for positions are unconfirmed but popular among water cooler gossipers. One rumor recently had former Republican running mate Sarah Palin begging for a position of some sort in the national government, even if it meant working with her former rival. But such talk has recently fallen off the radar.

Hot Ticket
As plans for the inaugural ceremony fall into place, people are coming out of the woodwork trying to get into this thing -- already. Some interesting methods have been exhibited by various people including a recent celebrity guest on Oprah Winfrey's show who all but begged her to take him to the party with her. In fact, Oprah's friend Gale said on a recent episode of Oprah that she has also been getting a lot of date requests for the night of the inauguration.

Not only are people trying to get in the front door, some are attempting to get jobs surrounding the event. Chef Enzo Febbraro of Washington DC's D'Acqua Ristorante put out a press release featuring his suggested menu for the event, perhaps in hopes that it might catch the tastes of Obama and those who advise him on food matters.