The City of Panama City, Florida has become a leader in promoting open government but how? Citizens of Panama City don’t even have to go to city hall to attend city meetings. Using Google city network administrator Richard Ferrick has made Panama City a shining example of open gov’t. Using Google the the city uploadsRead… Read more »
NASA and the White House are tops at using social media and the Web compared with a wide range of other public sector groups in the U.S., according to a study out today from the George Washington University School of Business and digital think tank L2. Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20023681-93.html#ixzz168K2wTi5
We know it’s prime shopping season but who really wants to fight the crowds Friday morning for all the deals. Well GovLoop and HP have teamed up to give you a deal that you can enjoy and save on from your computer. GovLoop members are know entitled to all sorts of discounts of HP products.Read… Read more »
Head over to USA.gov for a virtual cornucopia of Thanksgiving information on their Thanksgiving page. You’ll find everything you need for a safe, happy, and delicious holiday including: Air Travel Status and TSA Air Travel Tips Food for the Holidays and Recipes from and for Americans November Is American Indian Heritage Month Out-of-This-World Thanksgiving (ThanksgivingRead… Read more »
Originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog: “How social media is like a royal marrying a commoner” So, Prince William of Wales is marrying Kate Middleton, a commoner. My how his life has changed from that of his forebears. No, William didn’t look out over the fair (and royal) maidens the world over and select aRead… Read more »
The five Loaned Executive (LE) teams have stepped up their game: They are now competing for three valuable autographed footballs to be awarded to the winning LE team’s highest-scoring departments. The winning score will be based on the following statistics: percentage of 2010 goal achieved, percentage of total dollars pledged in 2010 vs. 2009 andRead… Read more »
Update (11/29/2010): Here’s a link to the new USGS Facebook Page. Yesterday, I posted a QR code which, when scanned with a smartphone (or just decoded by clicking the link in the post), would open up a new event for your calendar. The description of the event was “If you like science, you’ll Like this.”Read… Read more »
I’m a little bit obsessed with action. The who, what, where and when of how things start, and how the just starting and doing differs from the timely thinking and planning. When looking for examples of people who have the just do it mindset, one of my favorite examples is the community Threadless. If youRead… Read more »
Yea, I may have complained about technology on Government computers in the past but this encounter takes the cake. I’m trying to use our online travel voucher program, T-PAX, and it has locked up and failed every day for the last two weeks. What’s the solution? In this internet age of Tweets, Chirps, Pings, Facebooks,Read… Read more »
Last Friday it was class time. At least symbolically. At the George Washington University the “Gov 2.0 Startup Lab” event was scheduled. Besides the mix of Social Media presenters, innovative Change Makers and Techies, it was time to infect the government with some great entrepreneurial spirit. After a couple of individual presentations the first panelRead… Read more »