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  • White House Web site moves to generic video player

    Posted March 3, 2009 - 5:28 pm

    A White House decision to use a generic flash video player for hosting President Barack Obama's latest weekly video address on WhiteHouse.gov is being seen by some as a sign the executive office is responding to previous concerns about the use of embedded YouTube videos on the site.

  • Strike one against White House transparency

    Posted January 29, 2009 - 5:56 pm

    President Barack Obama promised during his campaign to post all nonemergency legislation on WhiteHouse.gov before signing it as a way to allow the public to review and comment on it. But it appears he broke that promise with the very first piece of legislation he signed into law.

  • Twitter, search robots get welcomes from Obama White House

    Posted January 22, 2009 - 10:49 am

    President Barack Obama's stated plan to create a "Google for government" began Tuesday with a WhiteHouse.gov makeover that was announced via a blog entry on the redesigned Web site and a Twitter post.

  • Instant change at White House Web site

    Posted January 20, 2009 - 3:49 pm

    At precisely 12:01 p.m. EST, the White House Web site, the online bastion of the Bush administration for the past eight years, was updated to reflect President Barack Obama's assumption of office.

  • Obama's Top 5 Tech Tools

    Posted January 20, 2009 - 3:08 pm

    Barack Obama promises to be the most tech-savvy President ever. We've already seen the positive effects the Internet had on his campaign--so what can we expect from the Obama Administration? Here are five online tools that President Obama is likely to use frequently:
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