Hello, GovLoop! I’m excited to start this new column, You Can’t Be Serious, in which I’ll try to answer questions posed by the GovLoop community that stem from their experiences working for, in, or with government agencies. Feel free to send me a message on GovLoop with your thorniest/craziest/facepalm-inducingest work-related conundrum. I can help youRead… Read more »
At NAPA Collaboration Project event focused on GAO Report – Challenges in Federal Use of Web 2.0 Technologies Short, easy report – it’s testimony, not a full report -have another ongoing review that is broader Requested by Chaiman Clay, House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Objectives-Identify current uses of web 2.0 technologiesRead… Read more »
I’ve been blogging a lot lately on GovLoop, but haven’t been blogging as much about the behind the scenes work going on the GovLoop side. It’s been really amazing. There have been a ton of great changes in the last 6 months including: – D.C. office space – located near the White House, where weRead… Read more »
Several readers have had questions about the seminar announcements at the bottom of our blog posts. We have a strong lineup for October so here is some explanation. Ken Kropkowski of The Ken Group told me a seminar is a group of interested individuals gathering to discuss an announced topic. Dick, Joe, Jack, and Bruce,Read… Read more »
Research 1. The Challenge of Increasing Citizen Engagement in the Digital Age (09/10/2010) Unequal access to the Internet affects civic engagement by disenfranchising poor and less educated groups. The report highlights strategies to promote digital inclusion. http://www.twcresearchprogram.com/pdf/TWC%20Policy_Turner-Lee.pdf 2. Millions Working to Solve Local Problems (09/16/2010) – National Conference on Citizenship finds the Internet helps advanceRead… Read more »
So I noticed on Twitter that @andrewpwilson was part of a team that was doing a redesign of samsha.gov and I thought it would be a great project of week to hear the story about it. I reached out and here’s his responses. Shout out to team – First things first, Andrew wanted to makeRead… Read more »
David Sachs – Yammer -private, social network for just your company or organization -private Facebook or Twitter -web 2.0 company Intranet -not just small business, but large businesses too -U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife -using for Gulf oil space -NASA been using it -Snowmaggedon – lot of govt agencies using Yammer during snowmaggedonRead… Read more »
Interesting video on Howcast – looks like it’s from GSA. What do you think about it? How To Use Social Media Strategically in the Federal Government on Howcast Favorite
In preparation for several upcoming speaking engagements, I’ve been poring through older blogs posts and materials from the past couple of years. In the process, I’ve created several new tabs on my personal Gov 2.0 blog, “Wired to Share.” I hope they are helpful to others, and that if I’ve missed your Gov 2.0 blogRead… Read more »
Image by Premshree Pillai via Flickr With a great deal of fascination I watched, and lightly participated in, a Twitter-driven debate between many of the mayoral candidates in Calgary. The event, called Twibate Tuesday, brought together most of the candidates into a virtual room (Twitter) where roughly every ten minutes a new question was askedRead… Read more »