January 21, 2009
Obama texts warn of parking, train problems
President Barack Obama's aides sent text messages to tens of thousands of people about crowd control, public transportation and even the weather Tuesday as he took the oath of office and immediately started building another massive technology-based list of supporters. Cellular News reports.
As a million visitors made their way toward Obama's noontime inauguration, aides worked with local officials, Washington Metro officials and military aides to send quick messages to the phones.
It was the latest move from Obama's technology team to connect with supporters.
Just minutes after taking office and stewardship of the White House Web site, Obama started to build another list — this time using official government resources — to keep people updated about his administration's efforts. His advisers see that list — and his 13 million person political list — as ways to harness public sentiment to outflank troublesome opponents, news organizations and rival interest groups.
Image from The Washington Post.
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