This mission of this website is to help Barack Obama become the next President of the United States by convincing visitors how much better he is compared to John McCain on all things related to technology.
This site is created and supported by people involved in technology fields in the broadest sense. These are people working directly in technology, media and telecommunications fields, but also in fields like energy and health care that are greatly impacted by technology. Participants include people working at all levels of these fields, from designers, engineers, programmers, new media specialists, and everyone involved in making our digital culture tick to some of the top innovators, entrepreneurs and investors creating the future. We all understand how important it is to have a President and an administration that deeply understands technology and will leverage its full potential.
But you don’t have to be a fulltime professional to get involved in this community. All are welcome who appreciate technology’s role in driving innovation and growth in the economy, or in making our government and society more participatory and democratized. TechForObama is not affiliated with barackobama.com or produced by Obama for America, but is an independent effort.
The ultimate audience for this website is American voters trying to understand the differences between the two candidates and to learn more about why they should vote for Obama. On any topic or issue related to technology, media, telecommunications, this is the website for you.
As a visitor, you can do several valuable things on this site:
- With Why Obama, you can get the basic information on Obama’s ideas and agenda regarding technology and innovation.
- With Endorsements, you can read testimonials or watch people involved in technology personally make the case for Obama.
- With the Blog, you can see ongoing posts about anything related to technology and Obama, from news stories to reports of any length.
- With Video, you can see all videos on the site in one place, from short personal endorsements to long speeches by Obama – and anything in between.
- At Events, you can see upcoming events put on by the technology and innovation communities in Battleground States.
- At Comparison, you can see the many contrasts with John McCain’s tired technology agenda.
- And at Take Action, you can jump in and do your part to help Obama and Biden win.
As a participant with some involvement in a field related to technology, you can:
- Join the techforobama community and make a written endorsement about why you support Obama, or upload a video version.
- You can blog as often as you like about anything involving technology that makes the case about why to vote for Obama.
- If you live near planned events, you can get involved to help out as an organizer or possible speaker.
- You can always spread the word through your professional networks, but also your social networks of friends and family who may need convincing on why Obama and his terrific technology agenda deserve their support.
As the ever-present clock reminds us on every page, the days until the election are ticking away.
A special thanks goes to the initial core team developing this website:
Peter Leyden, Brian Behlendorf, Dan Robinson, Terry Estioko, Gina Cooper, Sarah Granger, Jeff Turner, Jamie Daves, and Deanna Zandt.
