Archive for January, 2009

New Whitehouse.gov site

Monday, January 26th, 2009

whitehouse.gov

Remember when government websites were such a headache to find information or to even look at? Thanks to President Obama, the whitehouse.gov website has had an extreme makeover! If you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading this and go look at it.

The new features include a weekly video address and blog which emphasizes the new administration’s promises of openness. It is really cool to see how the internet can start closing the gap between society and the government. I am so pumped about this! Change feels + looks soooooo good!

Tumblr your way to the top

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Ignore the silly title of this blog. What is this Tumblr stuff, why is it different, and most importantly – WHY SHOULD I CARE!??!!?? Well, your questions are vaild. I get annoyed each time I hear “this is the new …” We’re inundated with (anti) social networking tools nowadays that truly avoid social interaction, and make us less productive most of the time.

My aim is to introduce you to a cool technology that makes blogging easier than checking your email, and gives you the networking capabilities of facebook – all for free! Let’s face it, we all have something unique to say.

Tumblr makes it effortless to share text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser, says the website. There are also cool tools to make your experience even more streamlined. For example, a tumblelog is a variation of a blog that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging.

Finally, let’s talk about networking. This is unique because I can be directly linked to highly influential people, and give them a window back into getting to know me more. I am currently “following” most of my heroes, and there’s always that chance that they’ll follow me right back. Pretty cool!