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Revamped Whitehouse.gov Launched

January 21, 2009 /

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Minutes before President Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday, his new administration launched a new http://www.Whitehouse.gov Web site that dovetails with Obama’s commitment to new media.

It features a dedicated channel for a blog — the first entry was posted at 12:01 p.m. EST by New Media Director Macon Phillips — and a channel for weekly videos that Obama plans to post every Saturday.

The redesigned site — featuring a deep blue color scheme and large photos — echoes the design of Obama’s campaign Web site and http://www.change.gov, the official Web site of the presidential transition. Change.gov has been taken down.

By Matt Williams, Assistant Editor

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