New website of the President - and how others do it?
A few days ago we had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with the new version of the presidential site, albeit still in beta, but the picture emerging sure everyone had a chance to form. In this perspective, we look at how to handle Barack Obama and his administration to reach out to the citizen, through this form of communication. The list is not long, though the parties are really quite related directly or indirectly, with Barack Obama and his administration.
How does it look in practice?
The first page that suits the genre of the new President of the Republic is the service Whitehouse.gov It is here that we can find any information on ongoing activities, Obama's official policy, all enhanced with video presentations or interviews, as well as information for the media. Do not forget about such information as the speech the president or first lady, the appropriate tab "Media Center" where we find the video files, presentations and even live broadcasts from the White House. All we can comment on (going on Facebook) to the respective application. The site also features blog can not run directly by the president, but still. We find also information on legislation, as well as the appropriate subpage to express its views on legislative proposals of the administration.
Another site created during this time, Barack Obama's campaign is MyBarackObama.com Undoubtedly service, which was one of the most important links in the construction of communication with voters during the elections. It was here that Barack Obama has collected more than 13 million e-mail addresses, more than 50% of contributions to the campaign in the midst of which $ 750 million has been paid in total. It is here that most volunteers are obtained the information on how you can help your candidate in the recourse to chair the U.S. president. At this time, is used in the project Organizing for America - now each of the registered citizens can learn how to help his own person in the next few different types of changes. In the future, it is probably a community that will return again in another aspect of the election campaign to support its candidate, and a high degree of probability will be before Barack Obama.
Summing up a few million votes are waiting to use that have not been forgotten after finishing the campaign.
The next service is change.gov - The Office of the president-elect. It was here immediately after the elections, citizens can suggest what expect, or how it should proceed Barack Obama administration and the president himself. Agenda topics are presented, where they could not comment on. The best questions and comments to the vote will be gathered in Citizen's Briefing Book, a book for Citizen Obama administration. Personally I really like the way of communication. Citizens, voters are appreciated and their work that they put into the choice of Barack Obama for U.S. president in 1944 rewarded. The citizen has the opportunity to comment on the subject and "help" their candidate to the elections, as the best way to hold office.
The last service is what I am going to Serve U.S. citizens is used for the rapid organization of a particular event, or join an existing one. It works on a "neighborhood" of aid, helping to organize themselves into communities such as people from the same state, such as wanting to clean up the site. It also helps volunteers in their daily work.
Here fits very well the concept of democracy by Roberth Dahl - ideas which, though not complete so far makes it through the internet we are able to explain it. The above services are of course part of a broader "system" as the parties directly concerned with the Obama Administration or indirectly. At the moment there is a growing grass-roots initiatives for the purpose of helping the administration in the changes it proposes. There is a real opportunity to reach your project to the highest levels, so that dream became a reality. Nothing strengthens the president / politics with their citizens as a hand stretched out to them, which they use.
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