Privacy and Security Implications of Geo-Location Social Media Tools

Originally posted at http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/11/12/privacy-and-security-implications-of-geo-location-social-media-tools/ Privacy and Security Implications of Geo-Location Social Media Tools 2010 November 12 tags: Facebook, fbplaces, Foursquare, geolocation, geotagging, internet privacy, internet security, privacy, security, Social Media by Sara Cohen Geo-location applications and technologies are quickly becoming the latest phenomenon in social media and information-sharing, due to the ease and speed withRead… Read more »

Friday’s Fab Five: Leaders, Dumb Committees and the Daily Grind

It’s that time again… Friday’s Fab Five! Every Friday, we’re summarizing the best of the week and highlighting five members or moments that were especially awesome. 5. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to Kathleen Schafer for her post entitled “Living the Life of a Leader”. She asks a simple question — AreRead… Read more »

Turning down the noise

I could write a ton about what I mean by “Turn Down the Noise!”, but I think this video does a much better job setting the point I’m trying to make (please view it before reading the remainder of this blog entry)… Read more at Corner Alliance’s Blog.

Weekly eNewsletter of Research and Best Practices

Research Using Social Media for Better Customer Service (10/26/2010) – Social media can reshape how government provides service to their customers. Accenture outlines a simple framework for integrating social media into an organization’s customer service strategy. https://microsite.accenture.com/consulting/Pages/The-Evolution-of-Customer-Service-Harnessing-the-Potential-of-Social-Media.aspx?c=MyOutlook_Link1&n=emc_10262010 Effectively Managing Government Records (10/28/2010) – New report from IBM Center for the Business of Government provides aRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Roundup: Week of November 12

Health and Human Services gets involved in the text4baby program, the Veteran’s Administration joins the online conversation with its new blog, the Army makes medical care resources more accessible for wounded warriors on a new web site, and the White House invites your last minute vote on this year’s SAVEAward contest, all in this week’sRead… Read more »

The Big Apple Wants to Save Big Bucks…and Wants Your Help!

New York City’s Mayor’s Office is calling for financial ideas and creativity as a new open government platform. The public is being asked to complete a form online and share their money saving ideas. According to the office, ideas will be reviewed by the Mayor’s staff and the best will be sent for further considerationRead… Read more »

EBooks in Special Libraries: Final Report of the Federal Reserve System Libraries Work Group on EBooks

From the Government Info Pro: Thanks to Luke Mueller, Technical Librarian, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, for this informative guest post: EBooks in Special Libraries: Final Report of the Federal Reserve System Libraries Work Group on EBooks. Read on… Mission Luke Mueller (FRB Philadelphia) led the E-Book Aggregators and Publishers Subgroup, which included members JoyceRead… Read more »

Community Building: You’re Most Likely to Succeed if You…

…put in some serious elbow grease. Dedication, perseverance, and always keep the faith. In short, you’re most likely to success if you put in the hard work. Plain and simple. Consider a community in your life that you deem to be successful. Maybe it’s your book club, PTA, church, running club, ladies lunching, whatever. NowRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: November 12, 2010

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Thom Kearny wrote a post titled “Why Do We Collaborate,” which begins to answer the key question raised by my series on Citizen 2.0. Alan Silberberg (the secret identity of @IdeaGov) published a piece on an the critical issue of the digital divide; “Updates on Digital Divide and Gov 2.0“ Happy 235th Birthday!Read… Read more »

Keystrokes for Social Sites send handwritten season greetings to military service members

The Veteran’s Day Parade in New York City that took place this a.m. was especially moving this year. Korean War Veterans were featured. My father (to the left) served in the Korean War. Though he passed 12 October 2003, my daddy was a stalwart man who served the USAF (United States Air Force) for twentyRead… Read more »

Yearly Archives: 2010