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| URL | whitehouse.gov |
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| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Government Web site |
| Registration | N/A |
| Available language(s) | English and Spanish |
| Owner | The United States government |
| Launched | October 20, 1994[1] |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Current status | Active |
Whitehouse.gov is the official website of the White House and is owned by the United States government. Launched in October 1994,[2] it contains general American history information, as well as current news pertaining to the President, press briefings, proclamations, executive orders, and any speeches the president has made on the radio.
The website is the responsibility of the incumbent administration. As a result the site is completely redesigned for each new president, and the site's structure and URLs are often inconsistent from one administration to the next.
Content of website is in the public domain or licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license [3].
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[edit] The Presidency of Barack Obama
[edit] Content
[edit] Sitemap
The current administration's website is broken into the following sections:
- The White House Blog;[4]
- Photos & Videos;[5]
- The Briefing Room;[6]
- Issues;[7]
- The Administration;[8]
- The White House;[9]
- Our Government;[10]
[edit] Platform
The current website runs on the open source software named Drupal.[11] For the lay user, the White House website looks much the same as it has since inauguration day (though search should work noticeably better). But by being open source, the White House is opening itself up to all the bright ideas, powerful plug-ins, and innovative tools that the considerable community of Drupal aficionados come up with. It's a community that the White House says it is eager to tap into.[12][13][14]
[edit] Civic Engagement
On September 1, 2011, David Plouffe announced in an email that the White House is releasing "We the People" to allow public petitions on whitehouse.gov. The launch of the petitioning platform was announced by Katelyn Sabochik September 22, 2011 in a White House blog post.[15]
[edit] See also
- whitehouse.com, a former adult website
- Whitehouse.org, a parody website
- List of websites founded before 1995
[edit] References
- ^ "Vice President Unveils First Interactive Citizens' Handbook". The White House, Office of the Vice President. 1994-10-20. http://clinton6.nara.gov/1994/10/1994-10-20-vice-president-unveils-white-house-internet-service.html. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Scout Report: Week ending October 21, 1994". 1994-10-21. http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/1994/10-21-94.html. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/copyright
- ^ "Blog". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Video". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/video/. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Briefing Room". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Issues". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Administration". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "About the White House". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Our Government". Whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900519
- ^ http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/whitehousegov-goes-drupal
- ^ "Whitehouse.gov using Drupal". http://buytaert.net/whitehouse-gov-using-drupal.
- ^ "Tim O'Reilly's Three Insights into the Drupaling of the White House". http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/tim-oreillys-three-insights-drupaling-white-house.
- ^ [1], White House blog press release regarding the new "We the People" petitioning platform, whitehouse.gov
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