Change on WhiteHouse.gov too: http://bit.ly/bVIXgn (by @baekdal ).A lot of internet professionals see President Barack Obama as a person that can show the world the importance of the internet. That the internet is not just a secondary way to communicate, but has to be treated as an essential, and all important way to connect to the people.
So far he hasn't let us down. He ran one of the most internet centric campaigns ever in the history, of not just the presidential elections, but in the election of any politician in the world. He even created and maintained a very detailed site during the few months of being presidential elect - over at change.gov.
Now that he has moved into the White House, the official presidential website, the whitehouse.gov, has been completely transformed as well. Including weekly videos, a blog, proclamations, executive orders, what they are trying to do, who they are, and - most importantly - ways for the American people to participate.
Also note that the White House use YouTube, not only via the official YouTube channel, but more so directly from the blog articles at whitehouse.org (one example). BTW: Where is the official White House Facebook page?
As an internet professional myself, I really welcome this particular change. First we had Apple announcing that it would focus its attention away from fairs, and instead spent it online because it was more effective. Now we have a very high-profile US President embracing the internet as well.
Maybe now, companies will realize that the internet is not just a website, with some contact information and a few pictures of your products. The internet is where you communicate, it is where you get people to act, it is where you help people to get involved, and it is incredibly cost-effective (if done right).
You have probably heard about all the buzz around net neutrality, the concept of equal access to the internet.
These days, everyone talks about HTML5. All the big guys like Apple, Google, and Microsoft put a lot of effort into making it happen. Google is especially focused on bringing HTML5 and web apps into the world.
Want to try out the new Digg 4 - go here http://new.digg.com (limited access - be quick)
Earlier today On2, the company behind the video codec used in the FLV video format (used by Flash), told us that they will discontinue their Flix video product line.
There is one story that keeps popping up about Wired Magazine reporting that 26% of their traffic is now coming from the iPad. A truly amazing number. But there something odd about it. I'm not seeing that anywhere else. So I did a little digging.
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Every now and then a short video is released that show just how much the world has changed. One of the best ones are “The Social Media Revolution” from Socialnomics. Yesterday they released an updated version, with all the latest stats.
You might have heard it already, but Google have released a new beta version of Chrome, which breaks new records in speed. And to show off how fast it really is they have made a little video.
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