Today is a big day for GovLoop. I kind of feel like it is high school graduation. GovLoop has been my passion and my hobby for nearly 1.5 years. Now, I’ve found an exciting way to go full time with GovLoop so I can give this community the focus it deserves. I’ve linked up withRead… Read more »
Here is a link to my slideshare presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/meskey/opennasa-v20 It would be quite wonderful to partner with other Federal Agencies to build a suite of opensocial portals, i.e., OpenNASA, OpenEPA, OpenDHS, OpenNIH, etc. Come find me on GovLoop if you’re interested in seeing a demo or getting an overview of our work in progress… SeeRead… Read more »
Hi, A colleague/friend and I are thinking about ways of expanding a “psychohumor” message through various media, including training videos, new/social media outlets, TV and who knows whatever other media mutations will be spawned by the time you read this email. [Hey, I just was informed that my words have made it to Iraq. (TheRead… Read more »
New Open Source Testing Tools are emerging that will deploy, manage and test the latest Cloud Computing Software applications. With its dynamic scalablity, flexibility and virtualized resources are provided as a service, Cloud Computing is seen as the dawn of a new era for application services and has received its fair share of plaudits. WithRead… Read more »
Jakob Nielsen has noted that it’s now twenty years since he started what he calls the ‘discount usability movement’. This might be egging it a wee bit, I’m not sure there is such a ‘movement’ apart from that which Nielsen promotes. It’s true that major companies use discount usability tactics – I noted before howRead… Read more »
There’s been a great flurry of interest in local government webbie circles because a few councils have gone down the Google route of deliberately reducing homepage content and pushing search as the way to find what you’re looking for, what you want to do, what your task is. Lancashire’s Kevin Rainsbury told the lively threadRead… Read more »
17% of Twitter users vs. 12% of non-Twitter social media users had accessed social media from a washroom or toilet New Crowd Science survey And how many are male and missing their aim? 11% of Twitter users admitted to accessing social media while driving in the preceding 30 days, compared to only 5% of otherRead… Read more »
I am curious if anyone else has identified Critical Success Factors for their organizations during their strategic planning process. We have come up with 5 critical success factors we feel apply across the entirety of our agency which covers several different business lines. They are: 1. Organizational commitment to operational excellence. 2. Effective and efficientRead… Read more »
An article came out today with this headline, Six Reasons Companies Are Still Scared of SOCIAL MEDIA. I know some might, at first glance, discount the article, noting the obvious differences in government organizations and companies. I can’t help but think, based on social media discussions here, that there aren’t parallels to draw in theRead… Read more »
Social Media for Government: How To Engage Your Employees And Citizens By Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies To Drive Communication Results March 22-25, 2010 ~ Location: TBD (most likely Dallas or Phoenix) Organized by the Advanced Learning Institute www.aliconferences.com Please contact Amy Gerstein at [email protected] or 773-695-9400 x20 Speaker referrals, as well as feedbackRead… Read more »