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

We the People: 3 Million Signatures Later

September 4, 2012 at 10:31 AM EDT

Last year, the White House launched a new tool called We the People, offering a powerful and simple way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. Take a look at the platform more than three million signature later.

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Technology

We the Coders: Open-Sourcing We the People, the White House's Online Petitions System

August 23, 2012 at 4:35 PM EDT

The source code for We the People, the online petitions system for the public to connect with the White House, is now available online.

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AmeriCorps Online! Join the Google+ Hangout Tomorrow at Noon

August 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM EDT

Join us on Friday, August 17th, for an AmeriCorps Google+ Hangout with Director of Digital Strategy Macon Phillips, and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer.

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Inside the White House

Jack Lew Honors Aung San Suu Kyi

April 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM EDT

The White House Chief of Staff celebrates the woman "whose dedication to shining a light on injustice and abuse has led to the beginnings of a transformation" in Burma, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Tribute Dinner

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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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