Here at EPA, we have many Twitter feeds. Most are run automagically via RSS feeds. I’m trying to figure out whether our main feed, @usepagov, should have a live person behind it who responds to people. I’m very concerned about the potential time demands, because EPA is involved in an enormous number of issues thatRead… Read more »
Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth by Ben Rigby, Rock the Vote Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon, Lynne Schrum World Wide Rave: Creating Triggers that Get MillionsRead… Read more »
E-Democracy.Org has a great new free monthly e-newsletter on building democracy and community in the information age. Shared most months, you’ll discover exciting news and tips on how to use the Internet to make a difference as well as highlights from across the E-Democracy.Org network. You can select the national or global edition of mostRead… Read more »
Guest Blog on http://www.brightsidegovernment.com By Bill Bott It’s everywhere today – every news cast, every politico, every talking head in front of a radio mic, and yep…every blog – talk of the stimulus package. The pros, the cons, the “transparency in government” – it’s enough to throw a kid into seizures worse than that MarioRead… Read more »
And if you were the only one in your office who had web software, the volume would be staggering!! Or, is it just about managing expectations. When folks see the web, they inevitably believe that it is someone else’s information. They are not connected to it, just being serviced by it. I guess that’s aRead… Read more »
This has also been cross-posted on my primary blog, “Social Media Strategery.” Over the last few years between starting the social media practice at Booz Allen and getting involved with the broader Government 2.0 community, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a ton of different people, all with different motivations, frustrations, and aspirations. While sittingRead… Read more »
People that write content know the message that they want to get across to the people that are reading thier content. But they have very little idea about how to organize that material that people can easily sort though that content and that is the largest part of the problem or discontect from the contentRead… Read more »
While searching for an enterprise micro-blogging tool for my own job, I ran across OraTweet; developed by Noel Portual. I contacted the developer to interview him, but he never responded. However, this tool has so much potential for those working with enterprise systems whom are looking for a micro-blogging solution, I felt it was stillRead… Read more »
The Interior Department’s inspector general has found widespread mishandling and tracking of highly valuable passports issued to department officials traveling overseas, alleging that in numerous instances employees violated federal privacy laws. Several expired passports could not be accounted for and inspectors also could not locate the passports once issued to Interior Secretary Gale Norton andRead… Read more »
We have to get involved in Web 2.0! Hurry, we have to start planning for our rollout strategy for Web 3.0, whatever the hell that is. Or maybe we have to stop and think about things a bit. Social networks are fun, conferring with our peers can be enlightening and informative. However a major questionRead… Read more »