WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission pledged to move the agency into the Web 2.0 era, committing to bring the same social media tools that have transformed the private sector to the regulatory body that oversees the nation's communications systems. "We're trying at the FCC to bring it into the 21st century," Julius Genachowski proclaimed here Thursday at the Gov 2.0 Summit, an event that focused on government and technology, co-hosted by O'Reilly Media and TechWeb. "I'd like it to become a real model for excellence in government."

Earlier in the day, Genachowski added his first video post to the new blog the FCC set up to chronicle its ongoing efforts to craft a national broadband strategy, fittingly dubbed "Blogband."

The agency also just rolled out a new section of its Web site, fcc.gov/connect, which is set up as a clearinghouse where users can access the agency's Twitter feed, Facebook page and other new media overtures.

Two months into his tenure heading the agency, Genachowski said that much of his time has been spent meeting with the staff and reassessing the way the FCC does business with an eye toward modernizing its public face.

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