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In some ways it seems like the more our government changes the more it stays the same; petty squabbles over pork barrel spending are still a common occurrence, and there's that ever-present clear line between our two party system. Things are changing, though, including the adoption of modern tech and social networking by some politicians. Robert Scoble, a blogger at Scobilizer.com, takes a look at these changes in a series of posts from Washington, D.C.
In his first report first, Scoble speaks with various politicians and makes some surprising discoveries, like Janet Pelosi using a WordPress blog and Representative Tim Ryan's plans for fielding a debate using Twitter. (Not the sort of debate you and your friends wage there when trying to figure out where to get dinner on a Friday night -- a real debate that could impact the direction of the country.) But, some things are still much the same.
When Congressman John Culberson spoke with President Bush and showed him QIK.com, a site that lets you host video streams online directly from your phone, the President was intrigued and interested in being interviewed on the site. However, the Secret Service quickly nixed that idea for security reasons, meaning a presidential vlog is probably unlikely at least for a few years. [Source: Scobelizer.com]
In his first report first, Scoble speaks with various politicians and makes some surprising discoveries, like Janet Pelosi using a WordPress blog and Representative Tim Ryan's plans for fielding a debate using Twitter. (Not the sort of debate you and your friends wage there when trying to figure out where to get dinner on a Friday night -- a real debate that could impact the direction of the country.) But, some things are still much the same.
When Congressman John Culberson spoke with President Bush and showed him QIK.com, a site that lets you host video streams online directly from your phone, the President was intrigued and interested in being interviewed on the site. However, the Secret Service quickly nixed that idea for security reasons, meaning a presidential vlog is probably unlikely at least for a few years. [Source: Scobelizer.com]
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Subscribe to commentsBig Boss OggJul 1st 2008 1:33PM
Janet Pelosi? She's the mother of a convicted killer on Long Island. Maybe Tim meant that moronic San Fran Nan, Nancy Pelosi, who has brought about the single worst Congress in history, letting her vindictive agenda against President Bush taking precedence over actually getting some work done on Capitol Hill.