Obama has worked out a plan for how to consult the 13 million online supporters he gathered during his campaign. While unofficial crowdsourcing sites FixThisBarack.com and WhiteHouse2.org already have users weighing in on what Obama’s top priorities should be, the Obama transition team, which includes a Google exec, has other ideas. They intend to post legislation for five days of comment before Obama signs it, stream live video of public hearings, and post applications to the patent office so experts can weigh in on them.
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