All of this only works because people are willing to step up. Because individuals across the country — and in fact across the globe — decide that they want to help their communities, that they have skills they want to contribute, that they want to Code for America. Last year, we were overwhelmed with theRead… Read more »
Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) shut down four downtown San Francisco stations on Monday night to disperse a protest over its decision to curtail cell phone access on its platforms last week; Muni services were also affected by the shutdowns. No one was injured or arrested, cell service stayed on, and all stations re-opened byRead… Read more »
Outgoing Federal CIO Vivek Kundra had an impressive legacy advancing the open government movement both at the national and local levels. He ended his tenure as U.S. Chief Technology Officer last Friday, and will be transitioning to a teaching position at Harvard University. Today, he posted a thoughtful piece, reflecting on his time in publicRead… Read more »
It’s been a little under months since I joined the Advisory Board for Mayo Clinic’s brand new Center for Social Media. Time flies! I must say that I’ve been thoroughly honored to be a part of this group and look forward to seeing the vision of change that Mayo has been associated with, continue toRead… Read more »
Are Mobile Phones Subject to the Second Amendment Protections #gov20 David Gewirtz @ ZD writes an interesting column on whether the 2nd Amendment of the US constitution (or equivalent protections globally) would have protected cell phone use if they had been around at the time. Despite the commenters digging a bit to deep into theRead… Read more »
This past week, I was very fortunate to attend the 2011 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media in Atlanta. As with last year, it was a very solid meeting with some very bright, dedicated individuals committed to making a difference. However, as I sat in the hotel lobby one evening after the day’sRead… Read more »
Workplace communication is major factor to a successful and healthy work environment. It’s amazing to me how team members and upper management can turn their heads to certain workplace issues, project risks and issues and still expect success. If one does not embrace transparency, collaboration and effective communication most projects will fail. Top Level communication:Read… Read more »
Fortunately I rarely experience terrible customer service. But this weekend, I had one of those incidents where someone whose job it is to provide service chose instead to throw out subtle insults and avoid trying to understand or address a problem for which they are responsible. So I thought it’d be a good topic toRead… Read more »
It would have been easy to blog about the Conservative British Government’s appalling choice to muse openly about shutting down social media sites or deny access to certain users in response to the riots… but enough people have commented on how colossally dumb this is (not to mention hypocritical given that only last year BritainRead… Read more »
I recently attended a webinar hosted by GSA’s Web Manager University who is hosting a series of New Media Talks. I attended a talk by Charles Birnbaum, who is responsible for Business Development and Partnerships at FourSquare.com. on the use of FourSquare in government. He was accompanied by Jill James, social media lead at theRead… Read more »