July 01, 2009

National Online Discussion on Health Care Reform

President Obama held an online town hall to answer questions about health care reform, engaging the public via online networks such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Obama's online town hall on health care goes beyond previous online discussions from the Whitehouse and has given the public multiple avenues to ask questions.  Submit a video question, Tweet a question using the hashtag hashtag: #WHHCQ or head to Facebook and ask your question there.

Over at the Whitehouse.gov blog, you will be able to see a video statement from Obama on health care reform. The additional online avenues, including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, that are enabling the public to ask questions is an impressive step away from using online networks as a bully pulpit to push agendas.

The Republican National Committee set up a live GOP.com online response to the president's forum.

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June 29, 2009

PdF 2009 Conference Kicks Off Today

The 2009 Personal Democracy Forum Conference has begun. Find out what the movers and shakers in the field of politics and technology are saying.

The Personal Democracy Forum is a two day conference covering the intersection of technology and politics in New York city at Jazz Lincoln Center (Broadway and 60th St.). 

This morning, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a keynote address on government and technology that can be seen here.  Follow the Conference on Twitter with the hashtag #pdf09 or #pdf2009.  The PdF has a Flickr account here.

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