At Oh My Love, Korea's biggest video chat service, avatars are quickly evolving from cute cartoonlike human figures into animations of moving lips, floating dragons and shooting stars.
And although Obama is really quite down to earth and millions of Americans would love to sit down with him for a drink and a chat, they might be too awestruck and hamstrung to think of anything to say, for fear of sounding crass, offensive or stupid.
Guests staying at Merv Griffin's 40-acre, 14-bedroom Palm Springs estate are encouraged to chat with the house staff, who worked with the star and love to share stories.