To quote a “Frostyism” (Frosty Westering, Hall of Fame head football coach, PLU, 1972-2003) from my time playing and coaching at Pacific Lutheran University: “Today’s headlines are tomorrow’s floors of bathrooms.” So as the papers and news broadcasts move away from the disaster and recovery efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami,Read… Read more »
Here’s the thing about great online community managers. There are REALLY hard to find. I’m pretty biased, but since I work with a few that are, for lack of a better word, totally badass, I thought I would share a few attributes I’ve observed that the best possess. Here’s the tough news: without a goodRead… Read more »
The Washington Attorney General’s Office is suing an online seller of stethoscopes for sales practices that caused consumers substantial heartache. Original post
Mark your calendar for a special breakfast event at the National Press Club especially for government librarians hosted by LexisNexis. PROGRAM: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizons DATE: Thursday, April 28, 2011 TIME: 8:00 ¬ 11:00 a.m. We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up for this event including: James King, Information Architect atRead… Read more »
The USGIF will facilitate the Geoint Symposium 16-19 October 2011 in San Antonio Texas. According to the site at geoint2011: USGIF Announces First Keynote Speakers for GEOINT 2011 Symposium Confirming their participation in GEOINT 2011 are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, U.S. Army, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency (NSA); Bruce Carlson, director,Read… Read more »
The Partnership for Public Service, the Public Employees Roundtable and GEICO are hosting “Public Servant Day” at the Washington Nationals on Sunday, May 1 during a 1:35 p.m. game against the 2010 World Series Champions, the San Francisco Giants. The event is part of Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), an annual celebration of the menRead… Read more »
Does anyone know of any training classes on how to create, manage and track changes in multiple versions of large documents using a wiki? How difficult is it to set up a wiki restricted to agency personnel only and then transfer the final results to other document managment tools?
The spending proposal passed in the House last month and considered in the Senate this month would effectively wipe out funding for e-government initiatives, such as USAspending.gov and Data.gov. Full story… So, how to all of us who worked on the Transparency Initiative feel about this? Same ole, same ole?
I have been working closely with Kingston City Council since last year, assisting them in implementing Web 2.0, social media and mobile technologies to improve collaboration internally, to cut costs and to engage and communicate more clearly with residents and local businesses. It is through this program that I met Belinda McDaid. Belinda McDaid managesRead… Read more »
A new survey found that announcements on New York City Transit subway cars are generally clear — except during delays. Original post