22 January 2009

"First" Blog: Inside the White House

At noon on the 20th of January, a new president was sworn in to office. At about the same time, the White House's website updated to mirror the ideals of the new resident of the most iconic house in government. This, in and of itself, isn't very interesting. However, the blog that takes up a reasonable amount of space on the home page is fascinating. 

I wondered how the Facebook Campainger would adjust his technological style once taking office. Some have commented that his stint online would be stopped, due to security issues and such. I wonder no more. The generation raised online threw their weight behind the candidate who meet them where they were. Now, his office will speak to them where they still are: online. This is the Web 2.0 president. Whether or not he will live up to all of the hopes and dreams of Americans desperate for change or not, he will at least move the White House fully into the Information Age!