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GovLoop Interview on Federal News Radio

I was on Federal News Radio a few weeks back talking social networking with Mark Amtower. Thought others might enjoy Steve Ressler, president and founder, GovLoop Click to hear the interview Download mp3 September 6 and 13, 2010 — Amtower interviews GovLoop founder and president Steve Ressler on all things social networking. Topics include earlyRead… Read more »

Weekly Research and Best Practices

Research 1. Social Media and Public Sector Policy Dilemmas (08/2010) -Comprehensive report by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada discusses impediments to government use of social media. Topics include access to information, security, leadership, records retention, privacy, and the need for a culture of trust. http://www.mikekujawski.ca/ftp/SocialMediaPublicSectorPolicyDilemmas.pdf 2. Does civic engagement make a difference? (06/2010)Read… Read more »

Social Networks Exhibit Senior Appeal

From Pew Research: In the last year, social networking services have nearly doubled in popularity among online Americans over 50, while they made virtually no inroads among those ages 18 to 29, according to a report published by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. That spike in popularity includes those over 65 years old,Read… Read more »

TroopSwap.com: An Online Marketplace Serving Those Who Serve

Note: This article is also published as a guest blog post on the AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association) official SignalScape blog. Blake Hall is a man on a mission: to help U.S. military personnel use Web 2.0 technologies to help one another and themselves. Hall’s no stranger to demanding missions. A decorated formerRead… Read more »

Malamud on Law.gov & Reforming Government IT

Carl Malamud of Public.Resource.Org discussed the Law.gov legal open government data project with Hari Sreenivasan on PBS NewsHour on 8 September 2010. Carl also gave the keynote address, about reform of U.S. federal government information technology (IT) practices, at the 2010 Gov 2.0 Summit on 7 September 2010. Carl’s keynote may be of particular interestRead… Read more »

GovLaunch: 8 Questions with HealthCare.gov

Over the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed that GovLoop has created a new series called GovLaunch. Basically, we’re highlighting the hot-off-the-press websites, apps and projects coming out of government – the “New Innovations of Government 2.0”, if you will. In fact, we blogged about it on the Huffington Post in case you missed it!Read… Read more »

Social Media: Time Savers or Suckers?

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks *********************** This past week, I presented at a professional development event for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The title and description was: Time Savers or Time Suckers? Are Twitter, Facebook, UStream and Ning worth your time? StatisticsRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – September 13, 2010

Enough podcasts to get you to lunchtime, plus more unconventional wisdom: Andrea DiMaio: What Do Government 2.0 and Cloud Have in Common? Andrew McAfee: Gov 2.0 vs. the Beast of Bureaucracy Adriel Hampton: On Twitter, Engagement Equals Influence for Gov’t Accounts Alex Showerman: Social Media Is For Complainers (But Should Not Be) David Tallen: QualityRead… Read more »

Podcast: Heather Krasna on her new book, ‘Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service’

Join a conversation with career counselor Heather Krasna about her new book, “Jobs That Matter – Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service.” Heather talks about finding the right job for the public good, the process of writing her first book, and how she uses social networks such as GovLoop, LinkedIn and Twitter.