Inauguration 2009: Whitehouse.gov Makes Smooth Transition

The 56th Inauguration of the President of the United States of America is underway and clearly will be a day to remember.

While millions gathered at the Nation's Capitol -- a tiny army of web workers, including Macon Phillips incoming Director of New Media, unveiled the new website of for the new Adminstration.

Here is what whitehouse.gov looked like just before the transition:


And here is a screenshot of the new whitehouse.gov while Obama gave his Inaugural address:


And eight years ago? The online transition wasn't so successful, as I noted in my 2001 post just after the previous shift of Presidential power.

Barack Obama's Debacle: Whose space is "Myspace"?

A Barack Obama supporter got an abrupt lesson in politics last week when the Senator’s campaign seized control of an online Myspace profile he created. Joe Anthony, a once enthusiastic volunteer for the campaign feels slighted -- and the implications could be costly to Obama's Presidential aspirations.

The controversy and uproar has us asking on today's Tech Expert segment, "Whose Space Is Myspace?"

Listen to the answer here:
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What do you think? Was did the Senator do the right thing? Whose space is it?