Obama / Change: From 'Citizen's Briefing Book' to 'Join the Wave'

Many of you may have heard of the 'Citizen's Briefing Book' that the office of the President Elect created (http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/). My friend and colleague (and the creator of this new website) - Ari Moore - told me about it a week ago.

Here's a synopsis:

"Thank you for sharing your ideas on the issues facing the new administration. Over 125,000 users submitted over 44,000 ideas and cast over 1.4 million votes. The best rated ideas will be gathered into a Citizen's Briefing Book to be delivered to President Obama after he is sworn in."

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Today I received a newsletter from the Daniel Langlois Foundation based in Montreal telling me about another initiative called 'Join the Wave' that complements the US domestic function of the 'Citizen's Briefing Book' by giving a voice to folks internationally. Here is the run-down on Web 2.0 experiment - Join The Wave (www.jointhewave.com):

"An increasing number of people truly believe in the importance and significance of Mr. Obama's election, not only for the United States but also for the rest of the world.

Through numerous Web communities the American people have had and still have the chance to contribute and participate to the amazing human adventure that is Obama. However, until now, the rest of world, all of those individuals who would also like to express directly their support for Mr. Obama and what he stands for, have not been able to do so in any tangible and visible manner.

In order to mark the arrival of Mr. Obama as president of the United Sates, the company Pixman is contributing to "this time of change" with the creation of a Web 2.0 experiment, establishing an interactive communication channel through its worldwide street media and communication network and using its technologies and world presence to allow people throughout the planet to genuinely express and share their own views regarding the significance of this event.

In order to do so, Pixman has created a global event based on the idea of joining Mr. Obama and his team. This global event is called "Join the Wave".

The results are genuine, varied and entertaining.

See for yourself: we invite you to watch or join the Wave that is already spreading through more than 25 countries around the world."

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It is so good to have an option to voice issues AND to hear/see what other people around the world think of this new season in the US.

Todd in Sao Paulo