For Veterans Day
Not much more than I can say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlrrAWCTRg
Tech
The New UK Government IT Strategy – The First Glimpse
Here in the UK, the first sighting in public has emerged of the Government’s new overarching ‘UK Public Sector ICT Strategy’ due to be published next month. The strategy has been in development over the last year by the UK Government’s CIO Council (a central co-ordinating body modelled on the Federal CIO Council) and plansRead… Read more »
Aligning social networks with strategy
In a book by Rob Cross and Robert Thomas entitled “Driving Results Through Social Networks”, I thought the following challenge epitomizes what the government must address regarding social networking software. Work and innovation are inherently collaborative endeavors, but as the need for collaboration increases, the demands of people’s time rises. The answer is not moreRead… Read more »
Federal Eye Eye Opener: Is EPA silencing Obama critics?
Happy Tuesday! The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two agency attorneys to remove a YouTube video they produced that criticizes climate change legislation backed by the Obama administration. Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, who are married and live in San Francisco, received clearance from EPA to post the video, but were told they could mentionRead… Read more »
Interesting news from the VA!
VA Finds It on Craigslist The Department of Veterans Affairs has done what many people do when looking for just the right product or service—it went to Craigslist. Or rather, to the man who created it. VA announced this week that Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has agreed to serve on a blue-ribbon panel charged withRead… Read more »
What does the Islamic World think of the shootings at Ft Hood–Here is at least one answer
At the National Homeland Defense Foundation Symposium (today 9 Nov) Gen Ed Eberhart, USAF (Ret–former Commander of USNORTHCOM) asks Ms Zainab Al-Suwaji, Executive Director of the American Islamic Conference what is the impression of the Islamic community of the shootings at Ft Hood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7tBiQTmjM
We are posting videos and pictures from the Symposium
Here is just one of many videos of Ms Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress talks about Islamic impressions of everything from the Ft Hood shootings to the impressions of the new administration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXXd2gdRhKw
How to Energize Your Audience? Start by Wearing the Right Spectacles
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes some social networking, or web 2.0 applications so pervasive resulting in the “tectonic shift” we are undergoing. The applications we are talking about here are ones that you get a craving to check in with – and see what has happened in the last couple ofRead… Read more »
GovLoop Community Engagement Guidelines – Your Feedback??
Greetings GovLoopers! UPDATE as of 11/8/09: Based on initial feedback last week, please see the various changes in BOLD below. In talking to many of the social media practitioners in and around government agencies, one of their stated best practices is the development and display of a solid policy that provides guidelines for engagement onRead… Read more »
Thoughts on Twitter Lists (and Thoughts and More Thoughts)
Collected topical posts from Wired To Share Semantics: Why Twitter Lists Rock Lots has been said about Twitter Lists – Robert Scoble is doing some great analysis, as are govies like Sarah Bourne of Mass.Gov. I have two big first impressions: Lists are a fabulous discovery tool, a data rich and hand-picked crowd tagged withRead… Read more »