The general consensus on the new Whitehouse.gov has been positive, with a bunch of people concentrating on the new robot file, the new copyright license, and the blog. All good stuff. To the site’s critics though, cut the IT guys some slack. Putting up a sophisticated, interactive website is tough. They just went live, and it’s already got people talking about communication with the White House. That’s a big improvement over what came before.

My main concern is that on the blog, none of the posts have authors. This is problematic because it means these posts are being put up anonymously, and with anonymity comes a lack of accountability. If we want an accountable government, someone’s name has to be put by every post. Someone has to claim responsibility. This has to change. I also want multiple authors contributing, each with their own focus on the Office of the President. Hey, we can all dream.