The US government has been making slow inroads into the information age by expanding services, such as paying property taxes online, or even filing your federal income tax, to the net for the last several years. Within hours of being elected president, Barack Obama’s staff has created a surge of online activity that may make him be to the Internet what John F. Kennedy was to TV.
Obama, capitalized on Howard Dean‘s 50 state campaign tactic and expanded the use to the internet immensely. The grass roots organization that he was able to develop by using the internet to organize events, spread campaign messages, and farm donations allowed him to far outspend John McCain.
The Washington Post has a great story that talks about Obama’s new web site Change.gov. It also looks like the Republican party is starting to learn from Obama’s success as well.
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