Yearly Archives: 2012

Monday Pick Me Up

This is a funny and well-done video (via 9to5celebrity.com), but the attitude of the employee is annoying.1 To be successul, you have to find ways to make your work more enjoyable, not wine about it. Be creative and help a manager out. You’ll hear more about this theme throughout the week. 1. I’m not necessarilyRead… Read more »

StreetCred: Big Data Finds Fugitives

By AlexOlesker Traffic citations are critical for funding police departments, courts, and municipalities. Unpaid citations or missed court appearances result in warrants and additional fees, but finding or arresting fugitives and collecting unpaid fines is difficult as well as time and manpower intensive. As a result, the process often stops there. In Texas alone, thereRead… Read more »

Small Businesses as Primes: Beware the Scorpion

As the 2012 Fiscal Year comes to a close, procurement shops are in full gear awarding contracts in the shadow of sequestration. Many large firms are also trying to close business after months of business development, only to see last minute decisions to make their solicitation a small business set-aside. This creates another potential avenueRead… Read more »

TSP Talk – Weekly Wrap Up

Despite the large sell off in stocks on Friday, the major stock indices, and the TSP stock funds, closed the week with some modest gains and bonds were down slightly. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of October 15 through October 19 and the up to date monthly and annual returns. WeRead… Read more »

CHARLI Robot Gangnam Style

By BobGourley I’m not really sure were to file this, and am not convinced it is going to be helpful news you can use as an enterprise CTO. But it is something I feel compelled to share with you. The video embedded below is a mix of art and science. It is one of theRead… Read more »

The Future of Citizen/Enduser Engagement and Empowerment.

I recently spoke at the Future Social Government Australia 2012 Conference with attendees, including senior government communicators, looking to explore emerging technologies and how they can take advantage of any opportunities inherent therein. The nominal title of my presentation was, ‘Investigating the Internet’s Evolution & Impact on Social Strategy’ – to me, this boiled downRead… Read more »

NSW government consulting on their social media policy for public sector staff

It’s good to see that the NSW Government has taken the step to consult the community and public service regarding the social media policy and guidance it is planning to put in place for agencies. The consultation, visible at http://haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/socialmedia (which unfortunately only has comments from me right now) uses a forum-based approach to solicitRead… Read more »

Not Cloud First, Cloud Now: Stand up and Fight for Citizens #gov20 #opengov #abouttime

Not Cloud First, Cloud Now #gov20 #opengov IDC recently released a study that resulted in interesting coverage from GigaOm. They found that the folks in government that could benefit most from cloud computing are actual those with the highest degree of resistance – local governments. States were not far behind. This release happens at theRead… Read more »

The Difference

Twenty years ago, my advertising agent told me that the difference between cheap Chinese food and expensive Chinese food was the size of the bill. We had been discussing where to have lunch. That has stayed with me, but yesterday I got a whole new perspective on what it means. I was working with aRead… Read more »