Chris' Top Ten Milestones for Congress on the Internet
or… Highlights and Lowlights for the Hill on the Net

  1. Senator Robb accepts e-mail (late '93)
    Hill staffers still haven't forgiven him

  2. Senator Kennedy launches web site (May '94)
    How's this for an easy to remember URL?
    http://www.ai.mit.edu/iiip/projects/kennedy/homepage.html

  3. House Republicans restrict access to Committee Minority sites (6/96)
    Hill web becomes a political weapon

  4. Animations abound (early 97)
    Waving flags, flying letters, & Rep. Traficant 'Bangin' Away'

  5. Write-Your-Rep & Web Forms (early 97)
    Attempting to stem the e-mail flow with zip lookups and web forms

  6. Daschle Tree Cam (11/97)
    It's not just about politics, and a tradition is born.

  7. Starr Report goes Online (9/98)
    Hill servers grind to a halt under the weight of the demand

  8. Senate get hacked, twice (5/99, 6/99)
    Senate staff access restricted as a result

  9. 100 Senators Online (3/00)
    Illinois Sen. Peter Fitzgeral makes it unanimous

  10. Senator Clinton's Day One Web Launch (1/01)
    Sen. Clinton launches site on day one, fastest yet.

Disagree? Don't sit there stewing about it, tell me! You'll feel better...chris@casey.com.
Then go write your own list :-)

© 2001 by Chris Casey
Delivered at American University's Forum on Congress and the Internet, 5/4/01. (see the video)