I adore Propublica.org, the investigative journalism site that shares its finds with NPR and the New York Times and then posts everything on its website. It's really cool, which is why it's a featured blog on mine.
Propublica has launched a new feature: ChangeTracker. It follows any changes made on a variety of Obama websites--whitehouse.gov, Recovery.gov, financialstability.gov--and here is why it's so fabulous: the software employed, something called Versionista places the original text next to the modified text so that we can see what has been changed.
This certainly will signal movements within the administration that otherwise we wouldn't even notice. This is a use of technology that can inform the electorate and perhaps help the Obama administration be more accountable. Maybe that's why the Republicans hate technology except when it comes to munitions and fundraising.
Now for those of you who are out of work or under-employed, you can sign up for a feature that alerts you to every change on every tracked website. Or you can take the Versionista software and follow other sites, hopefully not an estranged spouse's Facebook page.
I chose the daily update so that I can continue to function in the real world. Try it, you might like it.
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