January 2009

Participation on the New WhiteHouse.gov Website

by Tim on January 20, 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 [...]

{ 1 comment }

E-participation efforts on Change.gov

by Tim on January 17, 2009

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 [...]

{ 7 comments }