Have you checked Whitehouse.gov yet? The site has undergone a major redesign, and more changes are likely to come. There is a blog, but comments are not being accepted yet. Many are wondering when comments will be accepted, and how will they be handled? And ultimately will the new Whitehouse.gov embody the shift to a new dialogue between the U.S. government and its citizens?
These questions are burning in a lot of minds right now. Journalists, techies, designers, and others are waiting and watching to see how the Whitehouse.gov site will evolve in an administration that came to power through technological innovation. I came across a few articles that critique and recommend how Whitehouse.gov can fulfill the promise of change that Obama ran his campaign on. See N’Gai Croal’s Newsweek article, “All the President’s Tweets: How to Plug Americans into the White House“ and Terry Hancock’s article, “A Glimpse of Hope from Whitehouse.gov“. Also, Katie Kelly takes a close look at the design, usability and accessibility aspects of the new Whitehouse.gov in “Whitehouse.gov Redesign: the Change Has Come.” Obama is our first tech-savy president and hopes are high for the government websphere.
