January 2009

Today at noon Eastern Time, WhiteHouse.gov, the official website of the President of the United States of America, underwent its long-expected relaunch. Those who have been following candidate and president-elect Barack Obama’s web efforts over the last year will surely recognize it. This announcement sounds exciting: Participation – President Obama started his career as a community organizer [...]

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Now that the transition period is drawing to a close, it’s time for a first look back at the various e-participation efforts that took place on Change.gov since the site launched on November 6, 2008. A total of four six projects ran (the last one will close tomorrow): Join the Discussion: Healthcare (November 26 through [...]

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