Obama boosters urge greater role for Web

Barack Obama had a brigade of Web denizens backing his election, from comedy star Obama Girl to throngs of young voters, and now they are clamoring for the Internet to play a big role in his presidency. Early in his transition to the White House, the Democratic president-elect seems to be complying, and his actions could signal a change in the way U.S. citizens expect their political leaders to communicate with them in the future, experts said. Obama, who has become the first president-elect with a MySpace page, has bolstered his online presence since last week's election by creating a site called Change.gov