Obama Internet

Data Mining You

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Data Mining, Central Intelligence Agency, Obama Internet, Obama CIA, Internet Safety, Internet Security, Government Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Counterterrorism Guidelines, Obama Counterterrorism, Politics News

In these last years, while so many Americans were foreclosed upon or had their homes go "underwater" and the construction industry went to hell, the intelligence housing bubble just continued to grow.

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Report: White House Planning New Internet Privacy Protections, Watchdog Agency

Wall Street Journal | JULIA ANGWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration Privacy, Obama Internet, Obama Administration Internet Privacy, Obama Administration Internet, Obama Administration, Obama Internet Privacy, Obama Privacy, Obama Watchdog, Barack Obama, Technology News

The Obama Administration is preparing a stepped-up approach to policing Internet privacy that calls for new laws and the creation of a new position to...

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The Most Tech Savvy President--Who Ignores Older People

Saul Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Websites, Computer and Older Americans, Obama-Older-Voters, Obama Internet, Obama Technology, Obama Younger Voters, Technology News

Older people, who should be his natural constituency, are not as enamored with Obama as many younger voters. One reason they are ignored; most of the elderly don't use the internet.

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Private Sector Lessons in Modernizing Government

Robert Holleyman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Efficiency, Internet, Corporate America, Barack Obama, Obama Internet, Business News

Modernizing government - creating a faster, more efficient and customer-friendly experience through the use of technology - is among the Obama Adminis...

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Grow up Google

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Yahoo, Microsoft, Obama Internet, Internet Censorship, Baidu, Hillary Clinton, Bing, Diplomacy, China, Technology, China Media Internet Censorship, Censorship, Google, Technology News

It's somewhat amusing that Google and its two American competitors have collaborated with the Great Internet Fire Wall ll the way up to about 40% market share.

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Strong Leadership: Clinton Focuses on the Promise of Internet Freedom, Prosperity and Security

Robert Holleyman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Policy, Internet, Obama Internet, Internet Censorship, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Technology News

In a speech on Thursday, Sec. Clinton provided a strong vision for the promise and possibilities of the Internet -- and also examined some of the threats.

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Tear Down that Firewall: How the Obama Administration Can Promote Internet Freedom

Megan Fluker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, China, Internet Censorship, Obama Internet, Google, Technology News

As a nation that values freedom of speech, it is crucial that we make a concerted effort to promote Internet freedom -- and that we take steps to prevent US companies from participating in censorship.

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E-Democracy Also Threatens Conservative Rule in Washington D.C.

Bob Fertik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netroots, Iraq War Funding, Iran Election, Internet Policy, Participatory Democracy, Iran Riot, Obama Internet, Iran, Single Payer Healthcare, World News

The Iranian rebellion is visible to the world through digital photos and videos uploaded and forwarded through Facebook, Twitter, and other global networks.

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Internet Heroes and Villains

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, SavetheInternet.Com, Internet Policy, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Telcos, Obama Internet, Obama Net Neutrality, Media News

ISPs have stuck consumers with higher prices and slower speeds, while repeatedly threatening to throttle the free and open Internet. And our elected and appointed officials have let this happen.

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Grading the Internet President

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, John Kerry, Internet, 100 Days, Obama Internet, Media News

As early as fall 2007, Obama made a strong commitment to a free-flowing, accessible and open Internet when he unveiled his new media agenda.

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Beyond Obama's Town Hall

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Ask the President, Obama, Robert Gibbs, Obama Transparency, Macon Philips, Blue State Digital, Obama Internet, Obama Interactive, Obama Press, Washington Times, Jesse Lee, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics News

Local events used to be the only way for a president to hear directly from citizens, but network technology has opened up our civic possibilities. It's past time we used these tools to open up the Presidency.

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Obama's FCC Pick Another Good Sign for Open Media

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, Genachowski, Obama Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Obama Internet, 100 Days, Media News

Obama's appointment is another indication that incoming leadership in Washington will move decisively to protect the free flowing Internet from those seeking to become gatekeepers to new media.

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Technical Problems Plague WhiteHouse.gov Despite Tech-Savvy Team

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Internet, White House Tech Team, Obama Administration, Barack Obama Technology, Obama Tech Policy, whitehouse.gov, Obama Technology, Politics News

The team that ran the most technologically advanced presidential campaign in modern history is finding it difficult to adapt that model to government....

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Obama, The Press and Us: Transparency is Not Enough

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: change.gov, Transparency, Robert Gibbs, Obama Internet, Obama, Macon Phillips, White House Press Corps, Abc, Obama New Media, whitehouse.gov, Nbc, Obama Media, Media News

If Obama's administration operates anything like his campaign, it will both sideline and compete with the media as a news source.

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After Inauguration, Obama Celebrates with His Network

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

If nothing else, this week the city of Washington was Obamafied. People went not just to celebrate, but to bear witness, to be together, to physically join the concise ritual of swearing in the president.

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Change.Gov's First Big Failure

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: change.gov, Obama, Special Prosecutor, War Crimes, Obama Justice Department, Barack Obama, Obama Internet, Politics News

It is striking that Obama's aides, who helped win the election by harnessing new media, believed they could just spin away from their online interlocutors. The move backfired immediately.

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Obama's Citizen's Briefing Book Changes the Flow Of Information

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Citizen Briefing Book, Briefing Book, Obama Information, Obama Internet, Flow of Information, Obama, Nancy Sutley Environment, Barack Obama, Obama Nancy Sutley, Video, Politics News

Earlier this week, the Obama transition team launched a "Citizen's Briefing Book" on their Change.gov website. The venture aimed to create a virtual w...

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Broadband Bullies Shouldn't Benefit From Stimulus

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Broadband, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Telecoms, Barack Obama, Internet Policy, Obama Broadband, Obama Internet, Media News

If new areas are to be served, and if underserved areas are to be upgraded, then either the incumbent telecom companies have to clean up their acts, or they have to make way for others.

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Broadband: Not for Kids Only

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Fast Broadband, Broadband, Barack Obama Internet, Broadband Internet, Obama Internet, Media News

Though Obama singled out children as particularly in need of access to the Internet, he could also have pointed to the economic, geographic and racial dimensions of the digital divide.

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At Harvard, Obama Staff Envision Their Movement's Future

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two top organizers behind Barack Obama's campaign huddled with political techies on Wednesday, discussing the future of the Obama movement at a Harvard summit on web politics.

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Obama's Broadband Roadmap

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Youtube, Internet, Broadband, Obama Technology, Barack Obama, Obama Broadband, Obama Internet, Media News

Obama has bravely stepped into an Internet void left by his predecessor. Over the past eight years, the U.S. has fallen from fourth to 15th in the world in terms of high-speed Internet adoption.

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It's Time for a Wiki White House

Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, White House, Wiki, Barack Obama, White House Website, Obama Internet, Media News

On January 20, the Bush administration's stodgy, wheezing version of whitehouse.gov will be carted off to the National Archives in its entirety, leaving precisely no legacy -- and no limits.

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Here to Stay?

Jimmy Leach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics Media, Obama Media, Twitter, Internet Politics, Digital Politics, Obama Youtube, Obama Internet, Youtube, Technology, Barack Obama, Obama Technology, Media News

During my short stint as head of digital communications for the Prime Minister, there wasn't a lack of will to try new ways of directly interacting with the citizens of the UK, but it didn't necessarily lead to a higher quality of debate or better outcomes.

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Transformative Mobilization: From Obama's Campaign Techniques to Public Diplomacy

Monroe Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Broadcasting, Obama, Public Diplomacy, Internet Mobilization, Technology, Barack Obama, Obama Internet, Media News

What would it mean to harness, for global understanding, the Obama campaign's approach to "movement" thinking and its brilliant exploitation of the potential of the Internet?

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Obama Staffs Up Web Outreach Crew For Transition

Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Web Outreach, Obama Transition Team, President Obama, Obama Internet, Obama Transition, Politics News

Now this is a good sign: The Obama transition team has just signed up two leading Web types for the transition's Internet outreach team, a welcome ind...

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