Let’s face it. You’re well aware of Twitter. Your favorite yogurt is tweeting, your dry cleaner, your sister, and local government. But once you actually manage to pick a twitter handle name, sign up, and follow your first 100 people, you seem to enter upon a room where people are chatting non-stop, and seemingly, toRead… Read more »
Does anyone else find it interesting that the day bin Laden was taken down marked the beginning of Public Service Recognition Week? Recently came across this great post from Federal Computer Week blogger Steve Kelman. Steve talks about how many fail to realize that it was indeed govies who took out the high-profile terrorist. Yes,Read… Read more »
Nothing is free in life. If you copy someone else, or mimic an identity, words, or style, you won’t get a free ride, you’ll just look like a cheap rip off. Stop obsessing about what everyone else is doing, and find your own fire, burning in your own heart, and focus entirely on doing thatRead… Read more »
If you’ve ever belonged to an organization that relies on volunteers, you know one thing to be true: It’s always the same handful of folks who show up to pitch in and provide the energy to power your programs. So I’m wondering: does this phenomena ring true for web- and mobile-based citizen engagement activities? AfterRead… Read more »
One of my last assignments of the semester is to write a paper on social media metrics. I was part of a research team that interviewed about a dozen social media directors in the private sector and is using the interviews to try and find lessons for the public sector. It was a really interestingRead… Read more »
Last night was such a great night for public service! A night of celebrating those who serve…and I even got my picture taken with the GEICO Gecko! The 31st Annual GEICO Public Service Awards brought feds together to celebrate incredible achievements in public service, honoring 5 truly incredible federal workers from across the country. TheRead… Read more »
It’s Public Service Recognition Week but due to budget cuts there is no awesomeness on the Mall like previous years. BUT Gov’t leaders are stepping up in other ways to make public servants feel the love. This morning the Washington Post posted a video of First Lady Michelle Obama giving a shout out to publicRead… Read more »
Welcome to one of my favorite weeks of the year: Public Service Recognition Week! While GovLoop connects, honors, and highlights the work of public servants like you every day, I love that there’s a designated week every year where we get to show you some mad love and appreciation (Thanks Partnership for Public Service forRead… Read more »
Wow – has anyone seen this live tweeting account of the U.S. military operations that took out Osama Bin Laden? Fascinating – read from the bottom up! Favorite
In a recent article from the Washington Post, Dan Eggen discusses a recent proposal from over a dozen large corporations who promise big investments in domestic industries in exchange for tax breaks. The Influence Industry: Companies lobbying for tax holiday on overseas money As Washington politicians grapple with how to lower the federal deficit, aRead… Read more »