New White House website to serve as window to voters
The new White House website has gone online just in time for Barack Obama to take the oath of office. In addition to current videos, photos and a blog, every bill that is not in a hurry to be passed will be on the site for five days before Obama signs it off or vetoes it.
The new White House website went online just in time for Barack Obama to take the oath of office. Whitehouse.gov is to become a flagship of the promised transparency - or a window for all Americans into the business of the government, as the site states.
In addition to current videos, photos and a blog, every bill that is not in a hurry to be passed will be posted on the site for five days before Obama signs it off or vetoes it. This should give all voters the opportunity to make comments.
None of his predecessors used the internet as skillfully as Obama. Even during the election campaign, he made contact with his voters via the short message service Twitter or networks such as Facebook and collected millions in donations on his website.
In addition to current videos, photos and a blog, every bill that is not in a hurry to be passed will be posted on the site for five days before Obama signs it off or vetoes it. This should give all voters the opportunity to make comments.
None of his predecessors used the internet as skillfully as Obama. Even during the election campaign, he made contact with his voters via the short message service Twitter or networks such as Facebook and collected millions in donations on his website.
