I’ve been thinking a lot about how we consume media these days and how this transformational shift is affecting us all. First, I should tell you that when it comes to technology trends in communication I tend to be an early adopter…not quite on the cutting edge but close enough. I also tend to beRead… Read more »
10:31:30 am mrch0mp3rs: Who’s ready for #ADLchat? #ADLchat 10:32:18 am LrnEXP: Rules for #ADLchat: 1. Introduce yourself. Location? Focus? Favorite topics? 10:33:49 am LrnEXP: Rule2. [try to] stay on the #ADLchat topic. A new question will be asked every 15 min (or less). If you can, include Q# in related responses 10:34:18 am mrch0mp3rs: AaronRead… Read more »
17 January 1944, the Office of Strategic Services in Washington D.C. published a book titled “Simple Sabotage Field Manual.” You can find this book for Kindle on Amazon.com for about $5, or you can download a free version by clicking this link to www.Gutenberg.org. Warning text on page 1 states: “The contents of this ManualRead… Read more »
I’ll admit it, I really do love Whitehouse.gov. I talk about it in various posts here on Govloop, but I can’t help it. Some of the best examples of social media in government can be found on Whitehouse.gov. This morning, I wanted to explore what the site would offer viewers today because of the StateRead… Read more »
Originally posted at www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com 2011 January 24 By Sara Estes CohenCo-authored by Bill Hyjek A recent story published on Wired.com discussed the findings of group of researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing who developed a method for predicting changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average through the analysis of Twitter updates.Read… Read more »
Scanning through Twitter tonight while working on a couple things, I came across an interesting job posting to the Problogger board: It just made me think about the interesting discussions and responses from the eCigarette series featured on the blog a few months back. I pointed out some things in the screenshot above that areRead… Read more »
I went to What’s Next DC today, a very cool online marketing conference (featuring GovLoop’s own Steve Ressler) and I was struck by the simplistic analysis that many of the presenters offered of “what’s working” in marketing. For instance, one presenter went on and on AND ON about how awesome and remarkable Best Buy isRead… Read more »
I think it might be about time I did an introduction post. There also need to be some declarations of interest, and some disclaimers as ‘lots of passion and little knowledge is a dangerous thing’ rings in my ears. This is not a blog, in the main, about what I know. This is a blogRead… Read more »
Gov 2.0 L.A. 2011 is upon us shortly. As the founder I could not be more excited about what is about to happen. Gov 2.0 LA started last year as a way to bring people who are not usually together in the same room to be able to openly discuss both Government 2.0 and theRead… Read more »
Recently, good friend and social marketing thought leader Craig LeFebvre wrote a post on the 10 “What Ifs” for Social Marketing. In the post he discusses his review of the revised version of Nedra Weinreich’s Hands-On Social Marketing book and what he got out of it. After marinating on the book’s content and lamenting theRead… Read more »