[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#127: Obama’s tech presence, Federal use of technology, New Google services, Boxee

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#127:
Obama’s tech presence, Federal use of technology, New Google services, Boxee
*January 22, 2009


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1. The most tech-savvy president ever just took office.  From obvious 
Blackberry, GMail, Twitter use, to a brand new whitehouse.gov site, the 
presidential team appears to rely on technology as a central part of 
President Obama's pledge to make his administration the most transparent 
and accountable in American history.

    * Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration
      <http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/barack-obama-administration/>
    * Mindblowing Numbers From the Obama Inauguration
      <http://mashable.com/2009/01/20/cnn-facebook-inauguration-numbers/>
    * Obama Whitehouse Staffers Using GMail During Transition
      <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/obama-whitehouse-staffers-using-gmail-during-transition/8327/>
    * How Will President Obama Use His Massive Social Media Influence?
      <http://mashable.com/2008/11/05/obama-social-media/>

2. Other federal agencies making good use of technology:

    * Library of Congress Primary Sources by State
      <http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/states/index.html>
    * Federal Register Announces New “Daily Compilation of Presidential
      Documents”
      <http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-38.html>
    * CDC Mobile: Your Mobile Source for Credible Health Information
      <http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/>
    * Congress Comes to YouTube
      <http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=XzRSzC2JAQA>

3. Some cool new Google services are just around the corner.  Take a look!

    * GDrive: It’s Alive! — Or So It Appears
      <http://searchengineland.com/gdrive-its-alive-or-so-it-appears-16221>
    * Google Preferred Sites
      <http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-preferred-sites.html>
    * New Google Sitemap Generator Launched by Google
      <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-google-sitemap-generator-launched-by-google/8291/>
    * Google Shared Storage
      <http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-shared-storage.html>

4. Boxee is a free, open source application that makes a media center of 
your Mac (and soon, Linux and Windows) machines.

    * Boxee <http://www.boxee.tv/>
    * Boxee / XBMC now available on Apple TV
      <http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/boxee-xbMc-now-available-on-apple-tv/>
    * Boxee, Used to View Web on TV, Generates Buzz
      <http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/01/20/boxee-used-to-view-web-on-tv-generates-buzz/>
    * Boxee Is XBMC with Newer Look and Social Flair
      <http://lifehacker.com/396382/boxee-is-xbmc-with-newer-look-and-social-flair>

 

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Bobbi Galvin
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