The food and beer at last night’s Tampa GovUp (a casual meetup for GovLoop members in the area) was really, really good 🙂 If that doesn’t convince you to check out a GovUp coming to your town, here’s what else rocked: Getting to meet and network with other GovLoop members face-to-face. Hearing two great speakersRead… Read more »
Posted to the ChatterBachs blog and re-posted in its entirety below. I know for some Twitter is a big mystery, a riddle placed before us to perplex the souls of all who dare enter! Therefore, I’d like to provide a quick tutorial on the use of Twitter. If you’re just getting started, there are aRead… Read more »
**Register for GovLoop Training – Social Media – Why It Matters & How to Do It** Fortunately this year, I’ve gotten the chance to speak at a lot of conferences from federal to state/local government, from U.S to Canada, from HR to IT to Security conferences. Since GovLoop is a social network, most people wantRead… Read more »
Let’s say you’re giving a presentation at a conference or a staff meeting; you’re working in two media: audio and video. If it’s just you and a podium, the audio is all that matters—at best the video (you standing at the podium) should fade into the background. But if you’ve got a projector at yourRead… Read more »
It’s been over a month since my last posting on my featured jennovation series on Govloop and the Phase One Consulting Group (POCG) Transformation in the Federal Sector Blog, but for good reason. It’s been a busy Fall season on many fronts: POCG’s Growing Open Gov and Innovation Team: POCG has recently hired two rockRead… Read more »
In my Web Manager University course, “Delivering Great Customer Service – Essentials for Government Web Managers,” I do a section on “metrics that matter.” I often start by asking folks if they collect performance data. Heads nod. Then I ask them what they do with it – how they use it. Most use stats toRead… Read more »
I’m back in my office after another successful NAGW conference. I’m tired, hopeful and excited. Tired because planning and executing a national conference is a lot of work! Hopeful because I met a lot of great government web people who are passionate about what they do; and excited because this year’s speakers challenged our sometimesRead… Read more »
NewsGator VP Eric Sauve discusses social software deployments in the military and civilian government. High levels of social engagement behind the firewall are often linked to YouTube-like videos, game mechanics and rich profiles, he says.
Click to view large Download this gallery (ZIP, undefined KB) If you attended the #AMP10 summit (Activism + Media + Politics) this past Friday/Saturday in Washington DC, there’s a good chance you’ll agree it was a pretty social conference (if you want a recap, here’s one by OhMyGov and here’s another, tweet-style). The over 300Read… Read more »
Someone has probably already posted this, but the National Association of State CIOs has put out a great report / survey results on use of social media at the state level. Great links to policies and examples, and a terrific state on page 4 pointing out that the average social media site user is 40Read… Read more »