WOOT! NAGW Conference registration is open and now I can share all the great things we have planned for September 24-27 in Louisville KY. I have attended every NAGW conference and I have to say that I am beyond excited about this year’s event. Consider this line-up: Brad Frost, the creator of This is ResponsiveRead… Read more »
Emergency Management- 5 Minute Survey From the terrible events in Boston to Super Storm Sandy, we have seen the power of digital communications (email, social media, texts etc) during emergencies. In fact, in a recent post one GovLooper discusses how he followed the Boston events, from Twitter to Google Maps, and most of his informationRead… Read more »
I taught a session on writing for the Web today and mentioned that it can be fun to turn common sayings into governmentese and then challenging others to decode them. Here are three examples I came up with. Try your hand at deciphering them. Approximately spherical seed-bearing produce, examples of which can be many colorsRead… Read more »
The question of whether Twitter can keep its strong-hold on fast news and government communications is looming. Between the Associated Press hack, the fake Boston bomber accounts, and the less than tactful tweets by some politicians, Twitter is proving that the speed at which it spreads information that made it so popular could be itsRead… Read more »
I get a lot of email. Between the different things that I’m involved in with my kids, friends, work and random other things I’m engaged in, it translates into lots of mail. It also sometimes translates into important things that probably should be kept track of but due to the sheer volume of emails incomingRead… Read more »
The Dutch East India Company made its fortune with a number of different trades: notably the tulip mania in 1637 that allowed the Dutch East India Company to be valued in the trillions of dollars while operating in dozens and dozens in countries (all of this according to Wikipedia). They operated globally and generated massiveRead… Read more »
The circus is all about activity and show. The county fair is about mastery and creating…roll up the sleeves, do it better, excel – pies, pumpkins, sheep, and prize-winning cattle. Which has the lasting impact on everyone involved?
I started this blog without any great concept for where things would go down the road. I just wanted to have a place where I could put down the little thoughts I had here and there without losing them. If in the process I was able to get feedback and a little bit of aRead… Read more »
One of the things that most people in the knowledge work force do every day now is sell. We sell ideas, viewpoints, or particular positions on how to move forward and I think there’s this leftover negative connotation around sales from an era that’s long gone. I think a lot of people when they hearRead… Read more »
Now Playing: Avaya TechTalk 010: Successful Home Agent Programs with special guest with Rebecca Kay Phelps, Contact Center Segment Manager at Jabra. Listen now! Synopsis: In January Joshua Millsapps asked “Is remote work, too remote?” In March, Marissa Mayer Yahoo’s CEO caused a firestorm when she outlawed telework at the company. Debate rages across socialRead… Read more »