{"id":73,"date":"2009-01-20T23:24:33","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T04:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/20\/whitehousegov-redesigned-finally-a-makeover-worthy-of-a-us-president\/"},"modified":"2009-01-20T23:25:41","modified_gmt":"2009-01-21T04:25:41","slug":"whitehousegov-redesigned-finally-a-makeover-worthy-of-a-us-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/whitehousegov-redesigned-finally-a-makeover-worthy-of-a-us-president\/","title":{"rendered":"WhiteHouse.gov redesigned &#8211; Finally, a makeover worthy of a U.S. President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Election Day, I commented about how the <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/04\/the-tale-of-two-campaigns-aesthetics-of-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>aesthetics of politics<\/strong><\/a> assisted to the outcome of the elections. It was evident that the Obama campaign listened to the hopes and aspirations of the American people, offering visuals that support such a choice &#8211; a genius approach, given that millions of new and younger voters are more Internet-savvy and better educated than the generation that produced eight years of &#8220;<em>doom and gloom<\/em>&#8221; under former president <a href=\"http:\/\/wthefilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>G.W.Bush.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new administration is in place, bringing political, financial and social hope and aspiration to the American people. By employing the smartest people for each job, the Obama administration faces a long but successful road ahead, if it continues to listen to the heartbeat of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, change has come to the official White House web site, at <a href=\"http:\/\/WhiteHouse.gov\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WhiteHouse.gov<\/strong><\/a> featuring similarly strong yet elegant hues, colors and a spacious layout as the <a href=\"http:\/\/BarackObama.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BarackObama.com<\/strong><\/a> web site did during the presidential campaign. Offering a clear, attractive and intuitive navigation, the new presidential web site looks better than ever, displaying options and menus that present information for a multitude of resources. It&#8217;s an expertly designed web site that combines elegance and well-defined content.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the owners of <a href=\"http:\/\/WhiteHouse.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WhiteHouse.com<\/strong><\/a> will now spend some cash to redo their crappy web site as well &#8211; <em>it&#8217;s still stuck in the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20010619203157\/http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bush era<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Election Day, I commented about how the aesthetics of politics assisted to the outcome of the elections. 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