Obama rolls out WhiteHouse 2.0 - Facebook, Myspace, Twitter

[jefferson_dem]

WhiteHouse 2.0

In the President’s last Weekly Address, he called on government to "recognize that we cannot meet the challenges of today with old habits and stale thinking." He added that "we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative," and pledged to "reach beyond the halls of government" to engage the public. Today the White House is taking steps to expand how the Administration is communicating with the public, including the latest information and guidance about the H1N1 virus. In addition to WhiteHouse.gov, you can now find us in a number of other spots on the web:

•Facebook.com/WhiteHouse
•MySpace.com/WhiteHouse
•Twitter.com/WhiteHouse

The WhiteHouse blog (RSS) will power a lot of the content in these networks, but we’re looking forward to hearing from our fans, friends and followers. Don’t forget these sites as well:

•Flickr.com/WhiteHouse
•Vimeo.com/WhiteHouse
•YouTube.com/WhiteHouse
•iTunes (videos & podcasts)

Technology has profoundly impacted how – and where – we all consume information and communicate with one another. WhiteHouse.gov is an important part of the Administration’s effort to use the internet to reach the public quickly and effectively – but it isn’t the only place.

There’s a lot to talk about right now. From an economic crisis to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the President and his Administration have a full plate – not the least of which is making sure the public stays up-to-date and involved in our efforts.

Here’s an important thing you can do right now. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services, supported by the Center for Disease Control, have been working around the clock to make sure that the public has the latest facts about the H1N1 virus. This is a serious situation that demands serious precautions. No precaution is more essential than having the most accurate information, so head over to the CDC page to get the latest news, prevention tips – and tools you can use to promote public health efforts around the web.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/WhiteHouse/#TB_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineId=tb_external

[jefferson_dem]

1. Links -

http://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse

http://www.myspace.com/whitehouse

http://twitter.com/whitehouse

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse

http://vimeo.com/whitehouse

http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse

http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewArtist%253Fid%253D299652047

[Cha]

8. Thank you for the article

and all the links, Jefferson~

[HopeOverFear]

2. I like how on youtube you can download the videos to your ipod

I do that a lot. Except yesterday I had trouble trying to download a video, and I'm discovering that now there are some videos not available for download. :( Like the press conference.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Love how Obama moves aggressively to further claim new technologies for our side...

Leaving the right with their obsolete radio medium.

[jefferson_dem]

4. What? You don't think McCrypt would have worked to harness the power of Web2.0?

[jefferson_dem]

5. Ok, I caved - and created a Twitter account.

I've sat back and scoffed at the whole Twitter thing for long enough. So I figured it's time to at least try it before I start scoffing again. Anyone else work with Twitter feeds?

[blaze]

11. A little off topic but...

This article in the Denver Post showed a side to Twitter I hadn't considered...

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12258514

[jefferson_dem]

12. Very interesting.

Thanks for the link. 7 million Twitterers (is that the word?), 15 X more than last year. Technology is certainly on the move.

[jenmito]

13. I joined twitter and David Shuster returned 4 of my tweets to him!

1 on the public board and 3 private messages! VERY cool!

[crimsonblue]

6. and society just went down the shitter.

Am I the only one that hates that Facebook, Twitter, blogging has come to dominate social interactions? I can remember when Facebook was a college-student-only site in which colleges were individually added. Now, I can't stand to be on it.

[jefferson_dem]

7. Facebook was cool to me for about ten minutes.

But Mellinials live on there. I see it every day. It's a good thing to go where "they" are so we can bring them to where they need to be.

[crimsonblue]

9. ugghh. We aren't millenials..

We're Gen Y. Millenials should refer to people born this century. I was born in 85, therefore I am a member of Gen Y.

[jefferson_dem]

10. I think Millenials are those who "came of age" around the turn of the century.

Whatever. The labels aren't important to me. But I respect efforts by the White House to reach out to people who want to be engaged with one another, sometimes in politically-relevant ways, on the platform where they hang.