Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the AFFIRM Luncheon for an awesome talk on the state of cybercrime worldwide. Donald Codling, Unit Chief and DHS Liaison, Cyber Division from the FBI, took us through a very informative presentation on the topic of cybercrime on a mobile scale. I never knew there wereRead… Read more »
A friend of mine shared this with me and I wanted to pass it along. Jonas Bendiksen has a gift and an incredible vision. More people live in cities than in rural areas and more than 1 billion people live in slums. I was blown away by that. We’ve all heard of slums, but haveRead… Read more »
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her second speech on internet freedom and social media, two subjects for which she is a strong advocate. She said the internet has become the world’s “town square, classroom, marketplace, coffee house and nightclub”. Today, I attended Facebook’s DC Live Event: Social Media and the WorldRead… Read more »
I’ll admit it, I really do love Whitehouse.gov. I talk about it in various posts here on Govloop, but I can’t help it. Some of the best examples of social media in government can be found on Whitehouse.gov. This morning, I wanted to explore what the site would offer viewers today because of the StateRead… Read more »
We all love Youtube. I know I’ve spent quite a bit of time watching videos on the internet and then realize I’ve literally been sitting in front of the computer for over 3 hours! It’s sad really, but there is some amazing content out there for us to watch! With that said, here are theRead… Read more »
Continuing on with our GovLoop 2010 lists of awesomeness, it’s time to give credit where credit is due to the Top 5 Government Podcasts of the year. Podcasts are everywhere. You can literally find a series on practically any topic you can think of! But these podcasts stand out. They are relevant and important toRead… Read more »
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In light of this week being the one year anniversary of the Open Government Directive, I wanted to highlight one of my favorite uses of social media in government. I’ve touched on the White House’s open government efforts in a previous post of mine, but I wanted to give some praise to “First Question,” aRead… Read more »
So this is pretty awesome. The UK has produced a real-time snow map application. This app searches Twitter for real-time snow reports and displays them on the map. A map shows up on the screen with “snow clusters” which determine how much snow is in a given area. Users tweet the hashtag #uksnow, their locationRead… Read more »
Originally posted on the LAFD News and Information Blog Posted 12/1/2010 Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department is pleased to unveil LAFDmobile, a free application for iPhone and Android smartphones. Created and funded as a proof-of-concept by a veteran firefighter to support the “LAFD Everywhere” initiative, LAFDmobileRead… Read more »