Blogosphere buzz spiked immediately following Senator Obama’s August 23rd text-message announcement to supporters declaring Senator Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate. As bloggers reacted to the announcement, online consumer discussion soared throughout the night and into Saturday, with conversations up 175% and 1191% for Obama and Biden, respectively, compared to the previous day. As the race to the White House continues, it will be interesting to see how the Obama/Biden duo competes with the Republican ticket in the blogosphere.