Those who’ve been around for a while may have heard my story about coming up to speed on GovLoop and what I learned in the process (an early blog about it here). Seeking help, I reached out to Steve Ressler, who suggested doing a few basic things to get connected. Adriel Hampton, was also supportive.Read… Read more »
Carl Malamud of Public.Resource.Org discusses the Law.gov legal open government data project, in an interview podcast with David Weinberger of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Here is the abstract: This week we sit down with Carl Malamud, who with the group Public.Resource.org is pushing to put law in the public domain. We coveredRead… Read more »
Neither Mashable nor pleaserobme.com are fresh on the scene with the common sense notion that criminals are just now getting active in social networking. Criminals have been using social networking sites as a form of communication in their criminal enterprises as well as a place to cultivate job leads (crime leads for those who didRead… Read more »
I had the pleasure recently of interviewing Paul Margie (here’s the interview) of Telecoms Without Borders, on his recent trip to Haiti, where they provided much-needed phone calls between survivors and their families both in Haiti and here in the United States. A very cool use of telecom technology and logistical expertise at work inRead… Read more »
As most of us know, the government workforce if beginning to retire. Baby Boomers are being replaced by Gen X and increasingly Gen Y. Gen Y is a rapidly growing part of the workforce and they are changing the way we do business. Yet little is known about them and how to get the bestRead… Read more »
Just before the start of a “Stress, Change and Creative Teaming” workshop, I was testing out my microphone. The program was for managers of a global engineering company. Most of the 50 + particpants were ex-military, now contractors working with commands and brigades based at Ft. Hood, TX or presently stationed overseas. As I calledRead… Read more »
I live in Athol, Massachusetts and I am running for State Representative for the 2nd Franklin District. I am a fiscally responsible Democrat and an Independent thinker. I am 44 years old and started my public service career at the age of 18. I have served on various local boards in my community. I servedRead… Read more »
In this LinkedIn, Ning, Social Media reality, succeeding at face to face meetings and group meetings are stillvery important. On Dick’s Sales Model, I put “Events/Design,” which most people think means talking from the front of the room. Even though Julie once introduced me as a “loud and frequent speaker,” I get most of myRead… Read more »
Disclaimer: The post below was originally sent to a mailing list of people that are less familiar with social media tools, hence the basic explanatory nature of how Twitter works throughout the post. Lately there have been many articles and interviews, mostly from senior leaders, explaining why they use social media tools. Most of thoseRead… Read more »
Businesses and agencies often realize a need to add support communities, rather internally focused for training and collaboration or externally focused for communicating with customers and potential customers. In all cases it is critical to remember the people in your company that will be impacted by this effort. Before making your business case Understand whichRead… Read more »