Happy Friday! The folks keeping tabs on the economic stimulus program took a big technological step recently by moving the government’s popular stimulus-tracking Web site to “the cloud.” “Cloud computing” allows data and software to be stored in remote data centers rather than on-site servers, providing significant savings to an organization’s capital costs and environmentalRead… Read more »
In a webinar about Gov 2.0 on Tuesday, publisher and conference convener Tim O’Reilly referred to Carl Malamud as the father of the Gov 2.0 movement. Wednesday, Malamud was in San Francisco at the Mitchell Kapor Foundation offices for the 10th in a series of 15 workshops he’s hosting around the country for his currentRead… Read more »
When both Apple and Twitter announced new advertising platforms, I admit, I got more than a little nervous. One of the things I love about Twitter and my mobile apps is that I can engage with the brands I love without companies pushing their products and services on me. I wondered, in a time whereRead… Read more »
I apologize for linking out to another site but wanted to share my latest video blog post on the oldest social network, something for all to always keep in mind. John
Don’t miss SharePoint Saturday DC this Saturday! So far, we are expecting 1k+ attendees & 85+ speakers & 90+ sessions. Gov 2.0 sessions include: – Making Government Collaboration Stick: Out of the box Solutions for common problems – How Social Security Administration (SSA) Deployed SharePoint Backup/Recovery Solution Leveraging DocAve – Federal Cloud SharePoint Architecture –Read… Read more »
Eric Qualman of Socialnomics has updated his four minute video about the impact of Social Media here When I blogged about the first video, my friend Jason came barreling up the next day and said, “That’s the greatest thing I’ve ever seen on the Internet! Can I steal it?” Steal it from YouTube? But why?Read… Read more »
You hear over and over again that social media is supposed to help break down silos, yet after reviewing hundreds of localgov fliers, web pages and other communication materials, social media was surprisingly absent or treated as a “special feature” in the corner. “Hey look, we did it.” Why are local govs not touting theirRead… Read more »
You hear over and over again that social media is supposed to help break down silos, yet after reviewing hundreds of localgov fliers, web pages and other communication materials, social media was surprisingly absent or treated as a “special feature” in the corner. “Hey look, we did it.” Why are local govs not touting theirRead… Read more »
You hear over and over again that social media is supposed to help break down silos, yet after reviewing hundreds of localgov fliers, web pages and other communication materials, social media was surprisingly absent or treated as a “special feature” in the corner. “Hey look, we did it.” Why are local govs not touting theirRead… Read more »
This is a repost from my blog recoveringfed.com I noticed this morning that someone reached my blog by searching on the terms “leadership and disappointment.” No doubt they found my page onLessons from a CIA Manager, where Lesson 12 quotes Ron Heifetz on his insight that leadership is disappointing your followers at a rate theyRead… Read more »