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Obama Calls for E-Textbooks, Tech-Education Partnership
By Janet Maragioglio
The Obama administration is urging a nationwide transition to digital textbooks, underscoring a need for partnership between tech companies, publishers, and schools to improve learning.
Obama Wants Educational Video Games
By Joe Arico
President Barack Obama has started an initiative to develop video games that are educational and healthy for people of all ages, using gaming's growing audience to boost citizens' fitness and political participation.
Obama Uses Tech in Campaign, to Host Google+ Hangout
By Kate Knibbs
President Obama will host a Google+ hangout following his State of the Union address, demonstrating social media's role as a political outreach tool.
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How Facebook Is More Dangerous Than a Loaded Gun
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:34 am | By Kate Knibbs
Facebook and Twitter are helping to spread democracy, but corrupt political regimes are also using social media to kill its citizens.
Why Obama Isn't Scared of High-Tech Republicans
Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:17 pm | By Kate Knibbs
Is technology an essential political tool? A conservative group is bulking up its tech tools, but they may be too late to the game to sway voters in this election cycle.
Obama to Protect Consumer Privacy, Unveils Bill of Rights
Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:21 pm | By Janet Maragioglio
President Obama unveiled a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, underscoring a need to give users greater control over their online and mobile identities.
Obama Calls for E-Textbooks, Tech-Education Partnership
Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:38 am | By Janet Maragioglio
The Obama administration is urging a nationwide transition to digital textbooks, underscoring a need for partnership between tech companies, publishers, and schools to improve learning.
Obama Wants Educational Video Games
Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:51 am | By Joe Arico
President Barack Obama has started an initiative to develop video games that are educational and healthy for people of all ages, using gaming's growing audience to boost citizens' fitness and political participation.
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Obama Choses Square for Mobile Fundraising
Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:26 pm | By Kate Knibbs
The Obama campaign began accepting donations via Square, streamlining and expanding fundraising efforts in a move that benefits the campaign and the mobile payment start-up.
Obama Calls on Tech Sector to Boost Economic Recovery
Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:48 pm | By Janet Maragioglio
President Obama stressed ways tech companies like Apple can boost America's economic recovery, calling for an end to moving jobs and resources offshore.
Obama Uses Tech in Campaign, to Host Google+ Hangout
Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:07 pm | By Kate Knibbs
President Obama will host a Google+ hangout following his State of the Union address, demonstrating social media's role as a political outreach tool.
Obama Boosts Tech as Path for Disadvantaged Teens
Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:48 pm | By Margaret Rock
The Obama Administration joined with private technology partners to expand summer employment opportunities for disadvantaged teens while fostering future innovation.
Obama Boosts Social Networking with Instagram
Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:28 am | By Margaret Rock
President Obama posted a picture on his new Instagram account Tuesday night during the Iowa caucuses, underscoring the administration's facility with new technology as the 2012 presidential campaign gets underway.
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Obama Appoints Democrat, Republican to FCC
Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:25 pm | By Margaret Rock
President Barack Obama appointed a member from each of the main political parties to fill out the Federal Communications Commission, as the regulatory body looks to manage a full agenda in the coming months.
Obama Considered Cyber-Weapons Against Libya, Pakistan
Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:29 am | By Kendra Srivastava
The Obama administration reportedly considered conducting cyber-warfare against Libya, suggesting such offensives are completely developed, if still controversial.
Obama Uses Twitter to Push Employment Bill
Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:20 pm | By Janet Maragioglio
President Obama is urging Americans to use Twitter to support his employment bill, in an effort to use social media to push political agendas.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs
Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:04 am | By Lorien Crow
Colleagues and competitors of Steve Jobs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, are reflecting on the passing of Apple's co-founder and the effect his products had on the world.
Democrats Want Obama to Approve AT&T Merger
Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:01 pm | By Sandy Fitzgerald
House Democrats urged the Obama administration to approve AT&T's merger with T-Mobile citing its potential to create jobs, highlighting how the country's economy may impact the deal's approval.
