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
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We the People: 3 Million Signatures Later
September 4, 2012 at 10:31 AM EDTLast 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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We the Coders: Open-Sourcing We the People, the White House's Online Petitions System
August 23, 2012 at 4:35 PM EDTThe 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 EDTJoin 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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Jack Lew Honors Aung San Suu Kyi
April 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM EDTThe 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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Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy
January 14, 2012 at 9:09 AM EDTThe White House has responded to two petitions about proposed legislation intended to combat online piracy.
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We the People Update
November 3, 2011 at 6:49 PM EDTWe 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 Takes the Next Step: Responding to Your Petitions
October 26, 2011 at 2:21 PM EDTToday, 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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A good problem to have: Raising the signature threshold for White House petitions
October 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM EDTIn 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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How Do You Think Federal Websites Can Improve?
September 19, 2011 at 5:06 PM EDTAs 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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What the People Want to Know About We the People
September 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM EDTEven 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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