Open Government starts with Flickr

20081105_Chicago_IL_ElectionNight1839, originally uploaded by Barack Obama.

Well, maybe not, but do you think the current President (or John McCain) would even think to put up the official photographers photos on Flickr? I think not - this is a little (and easy) thing, but I think shows two things - he (and/or his team) is technically competent (and I'm happy he chose Flickr!), and the openness he promised in his campaign is actually something he's following through on.

I wonder if we're going to get live Twitter feeds during major international summits?

Update - Gotham Gal writes much more elegantly than me...