8 posts and columns on Whitehouse.gov

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FCC to Rebuild Using Drupal

in News on September 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm PT

FCC Managing Director Steven VanRoekel announced today that–following in the footsteps of Whitehouse.gov, Commerce.gov and Ed.gov–the Federal Communications Commission will be rebuilding its Web site using the open source content management system Drupal. In the announcement, VanRoekel states that “This decision is a significant step towards modernizing our own underlying online infrastructure.”

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App Watch: The Official White House App Debuts

in News on February 8, 2010 at 6:52 am PT

Calling all political news junkies who want to watch President Obama’s speeches live on their iPhones: now there’s an app for that. On Jan. 20, the White House recently launched its first official iTunes app, which brings key features of WhiteHouse.gov to mobile platforms.

Google’s YouTube White House Privacy Policy: “Trust Us”

in Media on June 22, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

How do we know that Google isn’t tracking the viewing records of people who watch YouTube videos at the official White House Web site? Because Google says so. The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that’s good enough for it, but Google’s answer may not satisfy everyone.
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YouTube’s White House Clips: Now 100 Percent Snoop-Free

in Media on June 12, 2009 at 5:15 am PT

Want to watch Web clips of Barack Obama’s latest press conference (or backyard shoot-around) but worry that the Administration–or Google–is watching you? Worry no more!
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President Obama's Online Town Hall Now Open for Questions on the Economy (Answers–If There Are Any–On Thursday!)

in News on March 24, 2009 at 4:47 pm PT

WhiteHouse.gov just opened for questions for a “community-moderated online town hall,” setting up for a Web appearance by President Barack Obama on Thursday. According to the site, anyone can: “Submit your own question about the economy and vote on submissions from others. We also encourage you to include a link to a video of yourself asking your question, but text submissions are all you need. Come back on Thursday to watch the President answer some of the most popular submissions live at WhiteHouse.gov.” There are already lots of questions submitted, but answers about the econalypse? Perhaps a little harder to find.
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Change Has Come to WhiteHouse.Gov

in News on January 20, 2009 at 2:57 pm PT

At noon Eastern time on Tuesday, the very moment that the President-elect Barack Obama officially became Commander in Chief, the presidential Web site also made the switch from outgoing President George H.W. Bush to Obama. The new whitehouse.gov site promises more interactivity than that of the Bush administration, with a presidential blog as well as a briefing room, where President Obama will give a weekly video address.