I’m astounded at the number of people following me on Twitter, where I’m @levyj413. Truly. The count is currently at 3293. I’ve seen three large jumps in that number because of a few specific events, and I like giving credit where it’s due, so here they are: Quite randomly, I called into an NPR showRead… Read more »
“Build Community!” “Social Media” “Twitter!” “Facebook” – the battle cries of a new generation in business, government and media. But what do these demands mean? What practical impact do they have? Intuitively, we know that many people together are stronger than few people acting alone. Yet, in most walks of life we live in aRead… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. Crispin has published a post, Why (Government) Organisations Should be Engaging their Community Online, over at his Online Community Engagement blog providing eleven reasons why government should be engaging its community online. This is a nice piece and I thought I might add a few more that spring to my mind. GlobalRead… Read more »
The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum are hosting a free conference on Open Government and the Internet. Featured speakers include: White House CIO, Vivek Kundra; Sunlight Foundation Director, Ellen Miller; and Former Senator Bill Bradly. For more information, please see theRead… Read more »
If you are trying to implement twitter in your business or government social networking efforts, these apps and tools may “expand your horizons” for better use. Second twenty for review: 21. Mr. Tweet: is a personal networking agent who helps expand a network easily by recommending you to relevant followers, helping you discover people relevantRead… Read more »
If you are trying to implement twitter in your business or government social networking efforts, these apps and tools may “expand your horizons” for better use. First twenty for review: 1. TwitterAnalyzer: lets you see different statistic charts about you and your Twitter friends’ behavior at the site. http://www.twitteranalyzer.com/ 2. MicroPlaza: filters your Twitter timelineRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @krazykriz: By the way, “Virtual Alabama” is an incredible use of Google Earth, if you haven’t seen it (http://twurl.nl/7qdohq) #govloop #gov20 @NASA NASA.gov is a @TheWebbyAwards nominee for best in Government. Vote once, RT more http://pv.webbyawards.com #GovLoop @noeldickover: Lots of good articles on #gov20 #opengov RT @amandare Reading great GSARead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance @adrielhampton: Check out @govdigest, a new project by Steve Ressler (@govloop): http://govdigest.com #gov20 #opengov @jefferyrlsmith: Check out the revamped #CivSource Online, it’ll focus on #govIT, social media #gov20 and state/local landscape http://twurl.nl/6kgg4c @mweditor: City officials in Bellevue, Nebraska use social networking sites, Twitter to stay connected http://ow.ly/2JxO #localgov #gov20 @govwiki:Read… Read more »
According to KMWorld Magazine, business issues driving the use of Enterprise 2.0 are in this order: Improving customer service and support Improving corporate communications/PR/Reputation Improving worker productivity Improving BI and decision support Supporting sales Improving R&D Improving sourcing and procurement Improving governance, risk, and compliance Supporting financial processes Other
Apologies for errors in advance: @adrielhampton: New “politician” fan page: http://tinyurl.com/cvpe4f #CA10 #rebelleft #p2 #topprog #gov20 #opengov http://tinyur.. http://tinyurl.com/cbllzz @jelosta “Smarter Government” #gov20 #opengov profile of Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and Apps for Democracy http://tinyurl.com/ctdrbd @joab_jackson: NIC launches a Web directory of gvmt transparency initiatives: http://tinyurl.com/cembaw #GovLoop (RT @govcomputernews) @dbast: Gov’t of Canada & WebRead… Read more »