Obama names tech execs to transition team

Cool that someone from Launchbox is involved. Seems like Google.org hasn't done much yet given all the resources they have.

change.gov is up, if not exactly pretty :-)

(and i'm curious to see what the Obama administration will do with whitehouse.gov.)

I'm very, very optimistic about signs like this. Effective use of Internet-based communication, organization, and collaboration tools appears to be something that, generally speaking, comes naturally to younger generations and doesn't come at all to older generations. Appointing a few key people who get it to powerful positions in government could go a very long way toward delivering, in government, some of the same productivity improvements and transparency that we've come to appreciate in tech companies.

Judging by her bio, she looks amazingly well qualified. I don't think that being a former VP at Goldman Sachs means it's "more of the same". If anything, when taken into context, it just means she'd understand the industry at a greater level, which would put her in a better position to help fix its problems.

http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/user/3018/view