As president , Barack Obama will use the Web to communicate directly with citizens . Obama can bypass traditional media filters while reaching out to Americans . `` [ Obama ] is using the tools that are available to him today , '' All told CNN . `` The next president will be using some of the same tools , and also some tools that have n't been invented yet . '' He has already done this by using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as his own website. `` The rebooting of our democracy has begun '' Transition officials have a name for this online communications effort : Obama 2.0 .
As president , Barack Obama will use the Web to communicate directly with citizens . Obama can bypass traditional media filters while reaching out to Americans . He has already done this by using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as his own website. `` The rebooting of our democracy has begun '' Transition officials have a name for this online communications effort : Obama 2.0 .