Obama Official Blogs For Google
Carole Jett, deputy chief of staff for the Department of Agriculture, on Wednesday became the first current Obama administration official to guest post on one of Google's corporate blogs. Jett's memo, which was featured on Google's enterprise blog and was cross-posted to its public policy blog, highlighted her department's use of an interactive Google map that provides detailed state-by-state information about economic stimulus package spending. The map makes it easy for people to find information about stimulus projects in their part of the country by department, program, or dollar amount.
A spokesman for Google, which has substantial ties to the Obama team, said there were no plans for a formal series of guest blog posts from administration officials but the company occasionally provides a platform for politicians and policy experts to speak their mind. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Robert Kennedy Jr., have recently written content for Google blogs. Similar to Wednesday's post by Jett, Bloomberg highlighted how a Google map can be used to explore the Big Apple. Kennedy, an environmental crusader, wrote about mountaintop removal in 2008.
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