The Whitehouse.gov site was launched during the Clinton administration and not so much changed during Bush's 8 years in office.
Well, wouldn't you figure that the guy who embraced the Web world on his campaign trail would remake the site in his presidential image?
The site now features an online briefing room, syndicated RSS feeds highlighting the latest new, and a blog to encourage citizens to chime in.
Just over a week in office and the site is already getting heat from some concerning the use of cookies when visiting the YouTube videos on the site. Aw, well all can't be smooth, can it?
The blog is an interesting aspect, though, Macon Phillips, Director of New Media for the White House wrote the first post, which included:
"Transparency -- President Obama has committed to making his administration the most open and transparent in history, and WhiteHouse.gov will play a major role in delivering on that promise. The President's executive orders and proclamations will be published for everyone to review, and that's just the beginning of our efforts to provide a window for all Americans into the business of the government."
And this:
"we will publish all non-emergency legislation to the website for five days, and allow the public to review and comment before the President signs it."
Will it work? Got me. But heck, it is moving the government (who I believe were the people in the court system considering putting in this thing called WiFi for their potential jurors to use in the waiting room) in the right direction, correct?
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