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[teacherartexchange] technology in the Whitehouse

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From: play2cre8 (play2cre8_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sat Jan 24 2009 - 11:10:22 PST

Interesting reading -

Wired magazine is excited to have the first Wired president in office
- the "YouTube Presidency" and there is a great article in the new
issue (Feb) on what he/the Whitehouse can and can't do on-line.
From the article:

150,000+ subscribers follow Obama's Twitter - 0 tweets posted since
the election.

"Barack Obama wants to transform the way the White House connects with
the public. But there are plenty of obstacles in his way."
A ban on endorsements - federal Web pages cannot link externally
Restrictions on Revisions - limits on Web page modifications.
Survey rules - there is a detailed approval proces to 'survey' more
than 10 people. Soliciting user input could fall in this category.
Access for the Disabled -
First Amendment - can't filter user comments
Purchasing Rules - over software purchases
License agreements - Feds can draw on content from sites like YouTube...

It really is a great article for many reasons - some of you may be interested -
Ellen 

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