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“Sweet GovTweets” Sun 5th April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @erikcecil: What features / functionalities would you want to see for true open source government? #opengov (make politicians really pay attention?) @erikcecil: Following ur gd exmple @AlexisNeely; launched bus. & giving bk via pple-empowering open gov project; launches 4-10. #agape #amgrat #opengov @wtneary: Any other Washington State electeds going toRead… Read more »

CAD Tech Social network and Help Center just opened

Hello everyone, I just wanted to announce a new social network for CAD Techs and Architects – Engineers where you will be able to not just talk about CAD, Design and the software, but also get instant help from our other members. The name of the new network is TheCADVisors and the URL to registerRead… Read more »

Social media – levels the playing field

Q:Social media is great for brining people together – so why does it work better on the web than in the office? A: No fear of rejection. Yes web 2.0 is great for wikis but oddly people will blog about sutff on the web they woudl not say in a group at lunch. Seriously. WhoRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” – the Gov20Camp edition

Here is the start of a list of people’s summaries for the March Gov20camp. Please comment below so that they can be added to this list in addition to the coverage at http://government20club.org Updated on April 4th, 2009. @cheeky_geeky: To catch up on the #Gov20Camp happenings, check out http://government20club.org for starters! #gov20 @govloop: You HAVERead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Sat 4 April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @ariherzog: Did you know the U.S. Government (via HUD) operates an ATM-like internet kiosk program? http://ad.vu/ptv8 #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Microsoft’s apps for government cloud computing: http://is.gd/qJ6y #gov20 @marlinex: @levyj413 Does Listen & Learn = Rinse & Repeat = Measure & Iterate? http://is.gd/qJRp #socmedsc #govsocmed #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Still mulling over this oneRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Fri. 3rd April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: Here is my reaction blog to the excellent #Gov20Camp this past weekend in DC. Are you Citizen 2.0 yet? http://tinyurl.com/d8dwhe #opengov @you2gov: #Colorado: #Transparent or not? Will they or won’t they? One thing hurts another. What’s to hide? #OpenGov http://tinyurl.com/COnoTranspar @danancona: More digitally adept congresspeople request fewer earmarks, butRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” -Thurs 2nd April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @planetrussell: discovering: Citizens Expect Government 2.0 http://tr.im/iaH5 by @signalmag #gov20 #opengov @sabrak: Meeting with @jbertrand to talk about a #gov20 unconference in the NW. Think we could get critical mass? Interested? @NoelDickover: Transforming 508 Compliance: Stop Enforcing, Start Innovating. http://tiny.cc/kPYx3 #gov20 #accessibility @djharrity: ACT-IAC is now a tweetin’ … @ACTIACRead… Read more »

Gone #Camping: My 2.0 Experience of #gov20camp

The unfortunate budget realities in the State of California prevented me from traveling to Washington, D.C. last weekend to attend Government 2.0 Camp, but that didn’t stop me from participating! Thanks to live tweeting, I was able to follow the event from the very beginning to the very end (and then beyond, as presentations, videosRead… Read more »

Is Australian egovernment innovation on life support?

Republished from eGovAU. I’ve been reading a post by James Dellow at his Chieftech blog, Using Twitter as a benchmark for Australian local government use of social media. He compared the 90 out of 468 (approx. 20%) UK councils using Twitter to the 3 out of 677 (less than 1%) Australian councils using the toolRead… Read more »