Blogging and the new administration

With the recent inauguration of President Barack Obama, and the new administration, my attention has been drawn to how new media is impacting how we interact with our government. The internet has certainly provided our society with many new ways to communicate with each other, but the government has never really seemed to grasp the new media. As we talked in class about how Barack Obama's campaign utilized the internet to a much larger extent than in years past, it seemed only natural that he would continue this into his presidency, and he has.

One of the cool features of the site is that a blog is set up. detailing every executive order, signed bill, and other related action taken by the president, along with a press release. I think this is an amazing step forward in creating openness in the government, as it really makes all of these documents easily findable right on the website of the White House.