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June 1, 2009
The Obama campaign demonstrated previously unmatched prowess with Web 2.0 technology. But it’s not the campaign anymore, says Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Peter Swire, and the shift into governance over the past few months has raises questions about how those same tools can play a role in communications between the administration and the public.
During the Obama-Biden transition, Swire was an attorney for the New Media team that operated the transition website, change.gov, and developed the current whitehouse.gov. In a set of new reports from CAP, he introduces the Web 2.0 challenges in the Obama administration, outlines legal and policy considerations for new media concerns, and explains issues with federal technology procurement...
The Obama campaign demonstrated previously unmatched prowess with Web 2.0 technology. But it’s not the campaign anymore, says Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Peter Swire, and the shift into governance over the past few months has raises questions about how those same tools can play a role in communications between the administration and the public.
During the Obama-Biden transition, Swire was an attorney for the New Media team that operated the transition website, change.gov, and developed the current whitehouse.gov. In a set of new reports from CAP, he introduces the Web 2.0 challenges in the Obama administration, outlines legal and policy considerations for new media concerns, and explains issues with federal technology procurement...
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