Worst transition Web site ever

Thu, 11/06/2008 - 10:36am

I suppose it's too much to ask that the Obama team put together a whiz-bang Web site for the presidential transition, but couldn't they have come up with a better "under construction" message than this one?

UPDATE: Looks like the site is now fully operational and professionally done. Have a look.

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Agreed... although I guess

by Amik on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 11:50am

Agreed... although I guess it could be worse, like if they added one of those "construction" street signs that used to be so popular in the 90's on the web.

Still... what a horrible sign... and why the space after the first www?

Who said his staff put it

by sujal on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:07pm

Who said his staff put it up? Last I checked, they weren't in power yet... probably someone in the existing government IT staff did that one...

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True

by teodoro on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:36pm

Whois information comes up as General Services Administration and the phone given also goes there.

Why put it up at all?

by ftufvesson on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:46pm

Considering the .gov top domain is protected it's not like someone would go along and steal it. Makes no sense.

Looks like someone listened.

by logarita001 on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 1:18pm

Looks like someone listened. Change.gov is now up and running.

Wow...

by Paul Gauthier on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 12:48am

A department of "change". Now, that's a change!

It's a recursive,

by jgarzik on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 7:17am

It's a recursive, post-modern meta-government...