Comments on: Technology in the Obama Era http://technologizer.com/2008/11/05/technology-in-the-obama-era/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jay Godse http://technologizer.com/2008/11/05/technology-in-the-obama-era/comment-page-1/#comment-8616 Jay Godse Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:02:01 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=3686#comment-8616 President Obama used a lot of technology to win the election. A lot of it was social networking technology that other campaigns did not know to use or how to use. The other thing they did well was use tools such as wikis, blogs, and mashups to let their supporters create the content. That is a scary prospect for old-school marketers. His biggest hope is to use open-source technologies to put public government data on the internet for people to see. That will make the government more transparent, and it will also enable them to engage many more people. The next biggest hope is to mandate the use of open-source or free applications in government. Apps such as Open Office, Google Apps, PostgreSQL, SugarCRM, etc. That will cut their licensing costs and it will open up the support market to thousands more small companies that keep Americans working. If I were him, I would get a CTO from the open-source world to ensure that the government isn't paying for software and information that could be had for free or lower cost. President Obama used a lot of technology to win the election. A lot of it was social networking technology that other campaigns did not know to use or how to use. The other thing they did well was use tools such as wikis, blogs, and mashups to let their supporters create the content. That is a scary prospect for old-school marketers.

His biggest hope is to use open-source technologies to put public government data on the internet for people to see. That will make the government more transparent, and it will also enable them to engage many more people.

The next biggest hope is to mandate the use of open-source or free applications in government. Apps such as Open Office, Google Apps, PostgreSQL, SugarCRM, etc. That will cut their licensing costs and it will open up the support market to thousands more small companies that keep Americans working.

If I were him, I would get a CTO from the open-source world to ensure that the government isn’t paying for software and information that could be had for free or lower cost.

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]]> By: pcpandoradvocate http://technologizer.com/2008/11/05/technology-in-the-obama-era/comment-page-1/#comment-4466 pcpandoradvocate Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:36:30 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=3686#comment-4466 We at PC Pandora (www.pcpandora.com) would love to give copies of our monitoring software to every family in America. But that isn't necessarily fiscally possible without backing. But one thing is for certain: internet education starts in the home. While schools may be a re-enforcement in online safety lessons, it’s really what the parents do at home that will keep kids safe. Every parent should be monitoring their child’s internet activity. There is no reason not too. We at PC Pandora (www.pcpandora.com) would love to give copies of our monitoring software to every family in America. But that isn’t necessarily fiscally possible without backing. But one thing is for certain: internet education starts in the home. While schools may be a re-enforcement in online safety lessons, it’s really what the parents do at home that will keep kids safe. Every parent should be monitoring their child’s internet activity. There is no reason not too.

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