After a long week of finals, I’m pleased to say that the blog is back in business. Seems like we chose the wrong week to take off, since government got a lot more social since the last post here: The White House started tweeting! The White House, along with about 30 federal agencies (according to [...]
Why congressional Web sites are the building blocks to legislative branch transparenchy.
Since we last checked at the end of January, it seems that all new senators have gotten their Web sites up and running! While most are cookie-cutter sites that will most likely get an overhaul soon, it’s the thought that counts. Plus, residents of Colorado now have a Web-based way to contact their two new [...]
While the Food and Drug Administration may have many internal issues, one thing they get right is how to use widgets effectively. The recent salmonella outbreak in peanut products has prompted the FDA to create a widget that has been embedded across the internet. The approximately 250 by 425 pixel widget conains a plethora of [...]
The Washington Post today has a great article about Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and his Twittering efforts. The article is cleverly written in paragraphs of less than 140 words: To meet Twitter limits, these paragraphs are 140 characters or fewer. Please overlook odd spelling or punctuation, this time. Warner is definitely one of the more [...]
The start of the 111th Congress has brought 13 new members to the United States Senate. Nine of the 13 were elected in November, the other four were the results of gubernatorial appointments caused by vacancies. Do they have their Senate Web sites up and running yet?
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