The White House recently announced the launch of a new website, data.gov, that will bring together more than 200,000 datasets from the federal government.

These raw data can be downloaded and analyzed by any user.

What’s the big deal?  For online marketers, government data can be incredibly useful for getting information about a wide range of markets.

The site will also offer widgets that can be embedded on websites or blogs, or in social networking profiles.

We’ll be tracking the availability of datasets on the site and providing information, as well as some analysis, inside the MySurveyExpert membership site.