UPDATE: June 8, 2009 — – flooding the OpenGov website… As OpenGov moves out of the safe area of discussions within groups of us (that basically agree with each other) and into the harsh light of the more public forum, the road ahead gets strewn with rocks, roadblocks and attempts to divert attention away fromRead… Read more »
Cross-posted from my Intelink blog. I realized that if I’m going to talk about Federal cloud computing, I should get input from the Federal community. 😉 I’ve been thinking a little bit about cloud computing lately and am wondering if the whole Federal government should be part of the same cloud, or if there shouldRead… Read more »
Over the years, I’ve had a chance to work with a number of talented PR and marketing professionals. One of the best, Susan Jacobsen, is particularly fun to talk with, as she is constantly ahead of the curve when it comes to trend spotting and implementing effective marketing and communication campaigns. Recently, I’ve turned toRead… Read more »
Good morning, I will continue trying to eliminate all of the RT’s and re-posts. If I miss some, please forgive me. Caroline Jerry_Bio: @govloop Department of the Army allows access to Facebook & Twitter from BEHIND .mil firewalls. Still no access to govloop #govloop #gov20 21 minutes ago from HootSuite • Reply • View TweetRead… Read more »
I posted recently about mobile developments in Africa and how they are being used in a number of imaginative ways – many of which which we’re yet to see in the ‘West’! As well as being used to organise day labour they’re also used by people to do small jobs such as translations. In Kenya,Read… Read more »
Have you done something to help usher in the era of Government 2.0 and want to show it off? Have you changed the culture of your organization from one that hoards information to one that openly shares and collaborates with each other? Are you tired of toiling in obscurity while you see the same storiesRead… Read more »
This one makes my head hurt. Like Viola Swamp, Miss Nelson’s evil twin who returns with a sinister “Not so fast!”, Drew Conway at NYU and I take a look at that new report on Twitter and find a lot of claims and data being thrown about. (“Children, please!”) We searched for a strong linkRead… Read more »
This will be a very random post with no organization… let’s begin… I can’t wait for college football!! White Lion WaitUploaded by Celtiemama. – Watch more music videos, in HD! Here’s a colllege football teaser… 92 91 days out from an incredible college football opener. Virginia Tech plays Alabama in the Chick-Fil-A College Football KickoffRead… Read more »
I am trying to write a blog each week, but the muse escaped me this week. I could have written about our trip last weekend to Ocean City, MD, where we had a great time. The fog was pretty intense on our way up – we couldn’t see the Chesapeake Bay Bridge except for theRead… Read more »
The widespread sharing of Government-written source code has been a brainchild of mine for years, but now it is finally possible! With the help of OMB and their MAX Wiki, I set up a the Web Code Sharing wiki space at: https://max.omb.gov/community/display/WebShare/Home … and it needs YOUR code! Guidance on how to share your codeRead… Read more »