Macon Phillips

White House Profile

Macon Phillips

Director of Digital Strategy

Phillips ran the new media program for the Presidential Transition Team (Change.gov) and served as the Deputy Director of the Obama campaign's new media department (BarackObama.com).

Prior to the campaign, Phillips led Blue State Digital's strategy practice, working with clients like the Democratic National Committee and Senator Ted Kennedy. A proud Americorps*VISTA alum, the Huntsville, Alabama native is a graduate of Duke University.

Macon Phillips's Posts

Technology

Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy

January 14, 2012 at 9:09 AM EDT

The White House has responded to two petitions about proposed legislation intended to combat online piracy.

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We the People

We the People Update

November 3, 2011 at 6:49 PM EDT

We the People is still going strong a month after its launch, gaining nearly 31,000 new signatures everyday while working with users to improve and fine tune the experience.

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We the People

We the People Takes the Next Step: Responding to Your Petitions

October 26, 2011 at 2:21 PM EDT

Today, one of President Obama's top education advisors, Roberto Rodriguez, issued the first response to a petition created through We the People

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We the People

A good problem to have: Raising the signature threshold for White House petitions

October 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM EDT

In the week since we launched We the People, more than 7,800 petitions have been created, more than 600,000 signatures have been logged and more than 375,000 people have created an account to participate in this platform. It's by far the biggest online engagement event ever for the White House - and we're just getting started.

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Ethics

How Do You Think Federal Websites Can Improve?

September 19, 2011 at 5:06 PM EDT

As part of President Obama's Campaign to Cut Waste and the Administration's overall commitment to improving customer service, we're taking a fresh look at how government information and services are delivered on the Internet

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We the People

What the People Want to Know About We the People

September 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM EDT

Even though we haven’t launched yet, we’re already seeing a number of questions and comments that are worth addressing. Here are some of those questions and our responses:

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Technology

We the People: Announcing White House Petitions & How They Work

September 1, 2011 at 7:00 AM EDT

Something exciting is coming to WhiteHouse.gov. It's called We the People and it will significantly change how the public -- You! -- engage with the White House online.

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Foreign Policy

President Obama: "The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way."

August 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM EDT

Today, President Obama called for the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, to step aside and took the strongest financial action action against the Syrian regime thus far.

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Rural

President Obama: "Why I wanted to get into public service in the first place"

August 16, 2011 at 6:28 PM EDT

Today in Peosta, Iowa, President Obama took a moment to reflect on what his trip through rural America has meant.

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Debt Debate

President Obama speaks in support of the bipartisan deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt limit

July 31, 2011 at 9:56 PM EDT

Tonight, President Obama spoke in support of a bipartisan deal to reduce the nation's deficit and avoid default. It extends the debt limit to 2013, removing the cloud of uncertainty over our economy and ensuring that no one will be able to use the threat of default now or in only a few months for political gain.

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