How-To: Run a CityCamp (or a Barcamp)
Cool video how-tos on “How To – Run a CityCamp” from Steve Clift of e-democracy that is relevant to running any barcamp Favorite
Posts By Steve Ressler
Online Public Engagement – New Grant Program
Online public engagement is huge these days. All of the federal /open pages are launched with online public engagement tools soliciting feedback on how to do participation, transparency, and engagement. There’s been some pretty cool blogs on GovLoop about “making crowdsourcing successful” As this space unfolds, it’s been cool to see companies like Ideascale collaborateRead… Read more »
The Price of Hyperlinking
If you notice in this blog, I don’t hyperlink much. You know why – it’s the price of hyperlinking. It takes time and often I write these blogs on airplanes when I don’t have wi-fi. And every hyperlink takes time…and I’m focusing on sharing ideas. But maybe I should hyperlink more…Thoughts? Favorite
Trust Your Gut
Sometimes I waffle between the adolescent teenager who thinks he knows everything to the awkward freshman who thinks he knows nothing. But I’m coming to a middle ground and what I’ve found along the way is my gut is usually right. Not always but usually. The only times I’ve been wrong is when I wasRead… Read more »
DOE Accelerator Tour in Second Life
Pretty cool to see DOE in Second Life…Shouts to rockstar Eric Hackathorn DOE Accelerator Tour from Eric Hackathorn on Vimeo. Favorite
Gov’t Privacy News Summary – Jan 23 -31
My friend Fred puts together this awesome privacy news highlights and said I could cross-post… So here we go: Privacy News Highlights 23–31 January 2010 Contents: US – NH House Passes Bill Banning Fingerprint IDs. 3 CA – B.C. Names Acting Privacy Commissioner 3 CA – Privacy Commissioner Launches New Facebook Probe. 3 CA –Read… Read more »
Time-Off vs Cash Bonus
At my first government job, the manager offered two opportunities for bonuses – either time off or cash. I always chose time off. But there was a clear line where the older people were the more likely they would take the cash. I can see their point now and I would probably take the cash.Read… Read more »
How-To: Submit a Proposal and Get Accepted at a Big Conference
Over the last week, I’ve spent several hour reviewing proposals for 3 conferences. As such, I think I have a few tips on how to get your proposal accepted: 1 – Have a gov’t person speak. Honestly, if it is just you and your a vendor, I’m scared it is a product pitch for yourRead… Read more »
How-To: Post Photos and Videos Directly from Phone to GovLoop
Many people have asked me if there is an easy way to post photos and videos directly go GovLoop. For awhile, it was set-up but it wasn’t working properly. But WOO-HOO, Genius Ressler (not…) has fixed the problem. Go to Your settings on right hand of page, scroll down to the bottom and you’ll findRead… Read more »
Lessons Learned from CityCamp
Another good video from CityCamp – lessons learned from CityCamp Favorite