Washington – Simultaneous with the oath-taking ceremony of Barack Obama on Tuesday as the 44th U.S. President, the White House website also changed its face.
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The new look of the presidential portal gives recognition to the important role that information technology has played for Obama, who reached millions of American voters through the Internet and who refuses to give up his Blackberry phone.
Among the links on the Whitehouse.gov website are Obama’s Agenda and a Briefing Room. The latter provides surfers the president’s weekly Web video address, his appointments, nominations, executive orders and photos.
There is also a blog, with the first post made by Macon Phillips, the White House director of New Media. Phillip’s piece is titled “Change has come to Whitehouse.gov” which has for its theme transparency.
The first White House Website was rolled out in 1994 during the term of President Bill Clinton.
Let’s not get fooled just because it’s a fancy web site.
“transparency” and “government” in the same sentence is a complete oxymoron – never was, never will be. however “corruption” and “government” is more realistic.
Obama will be just like the rest of the crooks on the “hill”
stop dreaming… get back to work!!
This guy has nothing but empty promises to offer. get real!
it is good that they have it in spanish also
At 11:55 AM yesterday the new web page came on. Obama team couold not even wait the extar 5 minutes or at 12:20 when he was officially the new president.
Obama is not the first black president. If you want to get technical Condi Rice was the first black President because as far as the constitution is concerened at 12:01 PM on January 20th President Bush is no longer President and since Obama was not sworn in for another 20 minutes there is a gap of 19 minutes and therfore the next in line yesterday was Condi Rice- the real first balck president for 19 minutes.
who was the speaker of the house it was nancy pelosi