Comments on: Digital New Deal: Now the Real Work Begins

By: GradonTripp.com » Blog Archive » Tagged: What Change Will Obama Bring?

GradonTripp.com » Blog Archive » Tagged: What Change Will Obama Bring? — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:41:59 +0000

[...] The day after Barack Obama won the election, I wrote about what I’d like to see. [...]

By: Luidt de Obama regering het internet tijdperk in? | Puyt Consultancy

Luidt de Obama regering het internet tijdperk in? | Puyt Consultancy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:50:17 +0000

[...] I envisioned something similar to what our grandparents did 75 years ago to get through the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history — but in the Digital Age. Gradon Tripp And so I gave it a name: the Digital New Deal. Think about it: what if — like FDR controlling road and bridge construction projects from the White House — President Obama could guide a volunteer work force. An army of helping hands. Using the connections that he’s already established, (I honestly get more text messages from him than I do from some of my friends) he could mobilize a disaster-recovery team, a clean-up-the-parks team, a let’s-make-this-a-better-country team… all as quickly as he can send a text or an email or a tweet. Gradon Tripp, Digital New Deal: Now the Real Work Begins — GradonTripp.com [...]

By: Obama Online - More than Social Media « SocialButterfly.

Obama Online - More than Social Media « SocialButterfly. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:39:03 +0000

[...] are even calling Obama and the government integration of new media tools through Change.gov the Digital New Deal while others wonder about the extension of the Obama brand and community – post [...]

By: Ryan Moede

Ryan Moede — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:23:29 +0000

“Digital New Digital” – great name. I asked a lot of the same questions yesterday on my blog: http://www.socialmediaworx.com/2008/what-happens-to-obamas-online-communities-now/.

There is incredible opportunity in continuing to inspire a generation to participate in government and in local communities to do great work, and based on the tone of the new http://change.gov/ site, I think we’re headed in the right direction.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:35:27 +0000

B-b-but there already is a civic workforce: it’s called AmeriCorps, built during the Clinton Administration and modeled after Boston’s City Year program.

So here’s one for you, Gradon: Imagine if the AmeriCorps workers are not paid out of government funds (they currently receive a minor stipend) but out of private philanthropic funds and the base of volunteers grows?

Moreover, why echo Chris and limit this digital new deal idea to Obama supporters? Shouldn’t all Americans, nay, all citizens of the world (most of whom wanted Obama more than McCain) be part of this effort?

Think global. Think about global warming. Think about poverty. Think about the Axis of Evil; as Lebanese voters head to their polls shortly, they look to the United States which elected a black man and wonder if their ideals are backwards.

Think about it. Anything is possible.

By: a10

a10 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:52:30 +0000

i think you are right on and i hope President Obama reads this. technology is truly bringing us together rather than isolating us.