Less we forget Whitehouse.gov

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jock Gill <jg45 () me com>
Date: January 21, 2009 9:18:56 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Jock Gill <jg45 () me com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Whitehouse.gov

Dave,

How fast we forget.  Jeff Eller hired me to develop New Media for the  
White House back in 1993. Working with a dynamic team of inter- 
departmental peers, a few of things we accomplished:

Public access email in 1993

Electronic Publication of all public White house documents in near  
real time -- from the start in 1993

Email on White business cards in 1993

First White House web site, Oct. 1994

Legitimizing IP email addresses, not just X.400

etc.

We all welcome Macon and his peers and look forward to all the ways  
they will improve upon and extend our humble beginnings.

Regards,

Jock
Jock Gill
Pellet Futures
P.O. Box 3
Peacham,  VT  05862
Live Green & Thrive!
O: +1 (781) 396-0492
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VT: (802) 613-1444



On Jan 20, 2009, at 9:07 PM, David Farber wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Gabe Goldberg <gabe () gabegold com>
> Date: January 20, 2009 7:50:55 PM EST
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Whitehouse.gov
>
> From Good Morning Silicon Valley -- silicon valley.com -- this item  
> has many links, if they don't work, try reading here: http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2009/01/whitehousegov-remodeling-includes-larger-windows-more-doors.html
>
> Whitehouse.gov remodeling includes larger windows, more doors
>
> By JOHN MURRELL
>
> The change anticipated for so long by so many came quickly, just  
> after noon in Washington. After centuries of struggle and halting  
> progress, the nation was finally able to welcome ... its first White  
> House new media director. He is Macon Phillips, formerly with Blue  
> State Digital, and he is the first to post in a new White House  
> blog, one of the features of the instantly remodeled presidential  
> site, whitehouse.gov.
>
> The goal of the site, Phillips said, is to give people a better view  
> of the governing process and a greater opportunity to participate.  
> To those ends, the site will include the blog (and its RSS feed), e- 
> mail updates, text of executive orders and proclamations, and policy  
> positions. "One significant addition to WhiteHouse.gov reflects a  
> campaign promise from the President," said Phillips. "We will  
> publish all non-emergency legislation to the website for five days,  
> and allow the public to review and comment before the President  
> signs it."
>
> Noting that the site represents a work in progress, Phillips invited  
> suggestions, and the never-shy tech crowd quickly stepped up,  
> lobbying for a better way to handle public comments than a corporate- 
> style "contact us" form limited to 500 characters.
>
> Meanwhile, the early reports from the tech front indicate the  
> wireless networks were iffy at times but held up to the  
> communications crush, while Twitter staggered a bit but kept  
> rolling. Some efforts at supplying streaming video faltered, but the  
> CNN-Facebook partnership recorded some remarkable traffic numbers.
>
>
> Archives        





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