Within 24 hours after Barack Obama won the election, his transition team launched change.gov, a web site designed to be a "source for the latest news, events and announcements" so that the public can "follow the setting up of the Obama administration."

The site has a blog, a newsroom and a countdown to inauguration. According to CNN, the website "is an extension of Obama's online strategy during the campaign."

According to Andrew Raseij, founder of TechPresident.com, a Web site that tracked the online operations of the 2008 presidential campaigns, "the days of just a Saturday morning radio address and an occasional press conference as the way the president speaks to the American public are over." Obama's online strategy marks an important turning point in the way government interacts with the public.

Obama has also said that he will have a five-day online comment period before signing any non-emergency legislation, according to CNN.

Sources: European Journalism Centre, CNN