How Samsung and David Ortiz Roped the President Into a Promotional Selfie

Obama photo was a planned social stunt

Has Samsung gone selfie crazy? The smartphone maker behind the Oscar selfie tweeted 'round the world has now brought President Barack Obama unwittingly into its marketing act.

Unbeknownst to the leader of the free world, Samsung brand ambassador David Ortiz hooked the president into a selfie using his Samsung phone during a team visit to the White House on Tuesday. Ortiz, known as Big Papi, then tweeted his presidential selfie, and Samsung picked it up for use in its social marketing activities.

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