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The team has a roster of exceptional professionals, however, the two virtual world experts are New York Law School professor Beth Noveck and Irving Wladawsky-Berger, a Chairman Emeritus of IBM. Both have worked intimately with virtual worlds and are at the forefront of connectivity and the 3D web. They also have worked extensively in Second Life.

[Professor Beth Noveck's Second Life Avatar - Photo Courtesy of New York Law School Blog]

It is not clear what this all means, however, this team brings up many exciting prospects for technology and politics. I am psyched to see how the Innovation Agenda pans out and the way this administration will implement technology and specifically social media into the American mains stream.

Via New World Notes (Thanks!).

The unprecedented campaign Obama ran was firmly tied to his use of social media to reach out to his friends and (once) foes. From Facebook and MySpace to the iPhone App and Twitter, people felt an intimate connection with the candidate that has never existed in the fabric of any political campaign.

Now, President Elect Obama will have the challenge to maintain that tight connection with his followers. Already threatening to take his Blackberry away, the government’s tight restriction may limit the intimacy that users want and the potential of political transparency that social media may offer.

The BBC published an article last week, titled “Barack Obama’s plans for the web,” which offers an interesting analysis on the subject. I recommend this quick read.

In the political – new media world, we await what Obama and his administration will do to keep us connected.

What would you like to see the administration do with social media? Or technology in general?