Wrap Up: A Hackathon Here at the White House

Here at the White House, we've been busy working to develop a Write API for We the People, our online petitions platform.

The API (which stands for Application Programming Interface) is a set of methods that will eventually allow people to sign White House petitions using new technologies, and on sites other than WhiteHouse.gov.

While We the People already has more than 14 million users, we want to open up the platform -- and make it even easier to petition the White House.

[Mechaber is Deputy Director of Email and Petitions, White House Office of Digital Strategy]