Comments on: Old Institutions, New Media http://nerdlets.org/2009/01/23/old-institutions-new-media/ Christianity/Culture/Computing Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: tommy http://nerdlets.org/2009/01/23/old-institutions-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-631 tommy Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:17:08 +0000 http://www.nerdlets.org/?p=1194#comment-631 I definitely agree that it looks like a campaign site. The predominance of Obama pictures is proof enough of that. I definitely agree that it looks like a campaign site. The predominance of Obama pictures is proof enough of that.

]]> By: Jason Greer http://nerdlets.org/2009/01/23/old-institutions-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Jason Greer Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:26:07 +0000 http://www.nerdlets.org/?p=1194#comment-629 The style of the new White House is fine, but the content, and approach doesn't do much for me. For example, President Bush's White House, while not as pretty, had a lot more slots for content. Press conferences were transcribed within a hour or two and put up in text form. No press conference information on the new site. To be honest with you, the new WH site resembles more of a campaign site than a government site. For comparisons see here: <a href="http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/index....</a> FWIW, more secure government agencies, like the Defense Department, use Open Source software for more critical functions. From a government procurement standpoint, the idea that he is considering mandating new software would be a nightmare for the General Accounting Office, similar to the auto regulation executive order he signed the other day which has a lot of consequences that aren't so nice. I'll stop before I'm branded as not being for hope and change. The style of the new White House is fine, but the content, and approach doesn't do much for me.

For example, President Bush's White House, while not as pretty, had a lot more slots for content. Press conferences were transcribed within a hour or two and put up in text form. No press conference information on the new site.

To be honest with you, the new WH site resembles more of a campaign site than a government site.

For comparisons see here: http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/index….

FWIW, more secure government agencies, like the Defense Department, use Open Source software for more critical functions. From a government procurement standpoint, the idea that he is considering mandating new software would be a nightmare for the General Accounting Office, similar to the auto regulation executive order he signed the other day which has a lot of consequences that aren't so nice.

I'll stop before I'm branded as not being for hope and change.

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