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Session 1: Introduction and Overview
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A) Introduction
- Self-introductions
- What is democracy?
- What is digital democracy?
B) Digital Inauguration
- The Presidential Inaugural Committee is offering Text Message updates on Inauguration Day. US citizens can Text HISTORY to 56333 to sign up for updates on how they can be a part of this historic moment wherever they are.
Where To Watch
- CNN.com: Partnering with Facebook so you can see your friends’ status updates while watching.
- Current TV : Will add a Twitterstream to its coverage.
- Ustream.tv: This stream will also be available on your iPhone, great for those along the parade route too far away to see the main stage.
- Joost is also broadcasting the inauguration live.
- Obama Girl is streaming her coverage on Stickam.
- Second Life is hosting the inauguration with formal and informal balls. The event will also be live streamed within SL.
Where To Share
- Twitter: Just search for “inauguration” or “Obama”. The chatter has already started.
- NPR Inauguration Report: Run by NPR’s social media desk, it will be collecting dispatches from spectators via Twitter, Flicr, YouTube, and text message. All Tweets or text messages that start with “#inaug09″ or “#dctrip09″ will be included in NPR’s feed, as well as Flickr photos and YouTube videos tagged “inaug09″ or “dctrip09.”
- CNN/Microsoft 3D Photosynth: People at the inauguration can upload their photos and Microosft will combine them into a 3D panoramic Photosynth. (Potential applications to Human Rights?).
Follow-up
- The White House Blog: hopefully, the administration will continue some of the experiments with citizen participation which it tried on Change.gov, its transition Website. Whitehouse.gov certainly has the same look and feel.
- Change (U.S.) Politics (iTunes link). Cast your approval rating of the Obama administration across 14 issues
- PolitFact’s Obameter: Obama made more than 500 promises during the election campaign. Track how many he keeps with the Obameter.
- Create a Transparent and Connected Democracy:
- Open Up Government to its Citizens: Use cutting-edge technologies to create a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for America's citizens.
- Bring Government into the 21st Century: Use technology to reform government and improve the exchange of information between the federal government and citizens while ensuring the security of our networks.
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Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way: Can Obama transform his net-based electoral strength, into a policy and advocacy tool that will strengthen his presidency?
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Interactive Inauguration: This is just the beginning (Wired).
References
C) Readings
- The Wealth of Networks
- Can we solve real world problems with the Internet?
- Is Benkler's notion of the 'networked public sphere' persuasive? What are the weaknesses in his argument?
- Where are the battles of the 'networked public sphere' being fought? What institutions have a stake in these battles?
- The Prospects for Cyberocracy
- Do you think we're headed toward a cyberocracy?
- Are democracies or repressive regimes more likely to thrive in a cyberocracy?
- Does new technology favor democracy?
- Will new technologies speed the collapse of the Castro regime in Cuba?
D) Syllabus
E) Web 2.0
- Please get on Twitter and follow @digidemocracy, a Twitter feed for our class!
- After you've downloaded and set up Twitter, please use Twhirl to receive and sent Tweets.
- We'll use Twitter to share relevant links, blog posts and news related to Digital Democracy
- Please set up Google Reader (or other blog feeder) to subscribe to relevant blogs.
Session 1: Introduction and Overview
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