• The New York Times, Monday, December 3, 2007 11:45 AM

The Googleplex, it seems, has become something of a compulsory stop for the 2008 Presidential candidates. Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Bill Richardson, Mike Gravel, Ron Paul and now, Barack Obama, have all paid a visit to HQ. Others will surely follow, as Google represents the future of technology, making the Googleplex an unmissable photo-op for the presidential hopefuls.

It should also be the perfect backdrop for them to lay out their technology initiatives, although Senators Obama and Edwards are the only candidates to do so.

Each of the Google candidate sessions--between 45 and 60 minutes long--has been accessible on YouTube, but few have watched because of their length. Senator Clinton's 43-minute session has drawn 54,000 viewers since February, Obama and Edwards even less. Meanwhile, clips like "I Got a Crush...on Obama," which features a large-breasted woman lip-syncing, and "Vote Different," the Apple "1984" Hillary Clinton parody, have each attracted 4 million-plus viewers.

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