Obama Technology

Obama Offers Millions In Muslim Technology Fund

breitbart.com | Posted 10.24.2009 | Technology


The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in...

Winning in 2010: Online Outreach

Colin Delany | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Colin Delany

Once a campaign has the basic technology in place, it can begin to take full advantage of the internet's ability to deliver donors, volunteers and voters.

Winning Online in 2010: Tools, Time and Resources

Colin Delany | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Colin Delany

Political professionals trained in the broadcast era often have trouble adapting to the back-and-forth nature of online media, but the rewards for embracing it can be tremendous.

How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010

Colin Delany | Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology


Colin Delany

Obama's public image will shape the political environment in 2010, of course, but plenty of politicians and political professionals on all sides will also look to his ground-breaking online campaign as an inspiration.

Aneesh Chopra: Obama's CTO To "Reboot" America

Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


President Obama appointed Aneesh Chopra, Virginia's former technology secretary, as the nation's first chief technology officer and charged him with p...

President Obama: The Reality Show

Ari Melber | Posted 06.22.2009 | Media


Ari Melber

This is the first administration to fuse iterative, real-time lifestyle coverage with the star power of a true celebrity politician. So far, it is working.

5 Tech Highlights From the First 100 Days

Paul Berry | Posted 07.01.2009 | Home


Paul Berry

Normally, the campaigning tools and functions that are used to win an election are put aside while the country is being run. But Obama and his team have turned that on its head.

Some advice for Aneesh Chopra, Obama's New CTO

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


Don Tapscott

President Obama has announced the long awaited choice for his Chief Technology Officer -- Aneesh Chopra. Says Tim O'Reilly "Aneesh Chopra is a rock s...

Technical Problems Plague WhiteHouse.gov Despite Tech-Savvy Team

Washington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


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

Obama Faces White House Stuck In Dark Ages Of Technology

Washington Post | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past....

Obamerica's Digital Congregation

Aimee Liu | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Aimee Liu

Thanks to digital organizing, Obama now has a secular congregation as big as America. That congregation elected him. Now that same congregation is going to practice the values that he has preached.

The Permanent Campaign Has No Borders

David Hoffman | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media


David Hoffman

Instead of pre-packaged messages broadcast overseas, building the capacity of local media and investigative reporters promotes transparency and creates a culture of democratic activism.

Obama and the Reinvention of Democracy

Don Tapscott | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Don Tapscott

President-elect Obama's mobilizing the millions of young people who supported his presidential campaign to help him as he prepares to govern a troubled country.

Obama's Broadband Roadmap

Timothy Karr | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

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.

Here to Stay?

Jimmy Leach | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media


Jimmy Leach

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.

Obama's Right Hand: His Blackberry

Tracy Van Slyke | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics


Tracy Van Slyke

I am nowhere near as important or on the same need-to-be-connected level as our soon-to-president, but you'd have to pry those communication tools out of my cold, dead hands.

Obama Win Helps Tech, Could Hurt Hollywood

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Art Brodsky

From top to bottom, the Obama/Biden plan has just about everything the tech/Internet industry could ask for. But Hollywood is at a crossroads as it decides how to leverage its usual influence within a Democratic administration.

Two Years of Inspiration

Deanie Mills | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Deanie Mills

I have never seen a more exciting demonstration of democracy in action than what I have witnessed in the past two years, since I first read both of Obama's books and signed on as a volunteer.

Why I Support Barack Obama

Tim O'Reilly | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Tim O'Reilly

We need a president who is conversant with, and comfortable with, the power of technology to assist in solving America's problems.

Presidential Tech Policies: Embrace The People Versus Ignore Them

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home


Craig Newmark

Obama sees the Internet as a means to clean up Washington. The McCain/Bush camp sees the Internet as a threat that might make them accountable. Which vision do you you prefer?

McCain's Tech Policy Would Be Like His Computer Skills -- Yikes! -- Updated!!

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media


Art Brodsky

McCain's technology policy history isn't simply one of being oblivious. It would be actively harmful to our economy and our standing in the world because it would chill competition and innovation.