Originally posted at eaves.ca————————– In the past few years a number of governments have launched open data portals. These sites, like www.data.gov or data.vancouver.ca share data – in machine readable formats (e.g. that you can play with on your computer) that government agencies collect. Increasingly, people approach me and ask: what makes for a goodRead… Read more »
What is that goofy-looking barcode to your right, you ask? It’s called a QR (Quick Response) Code and it can store over 4,000 alphanumeric characters in this two dimensional black and white image. Think of it as a cryptogram or cipher readable by mobile devices. The one displayed here for instance actually reads, “GovLoop isRead… Read more »
Six months ago — in internet-time, “the Late Pleistocene” back when Google Wave roamed the Earth — people were decrying the immature state of Gov 2.0. In mid-March, Matt Rosenberg wrote an article for Social Capital Review responding to a post by Mark Drapeau that called for apps based on government data that had actualRead… Read more »
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/govloop-training-citizen Still time to sign up!!!! 20 minutes to kick off!!!! Want training? Can’t afford it? GovLoop Training is here – and FREE! Yeah..pretty rad, eh? Been hearing from lots of GovLoopers that they want more specific online training on GovLoop. So you ask, we deliver…with cool training certificates included (***You won’t be disapointed***) ToRead… Read more »
This is a quick run down of how we used Foursquare during a political campaign. One effort to create a Where in the World (ward in our case) is the Candidate effect. Using the app, we “checked in” to various locations among the campaign trail. This was most effective after having built up a substantialRead… Read more »
ince launching nearly two years ago, the GovTwit social media directory has grown dramatically. It is not only one of the oldest such directories, but perhaps the largest hand-curated list of government Twitter accounts worldwide. It’s certainly not the only directory out there, however. I’ve recently come across a number of new sites collecting governmentRead… Read more »
I have two questions for you: Why can’t I send an electronic message to a mailing address? Why can I get my credit card statement and my mortgage statement electronically, but I can only get my Social Security Statement and County Taxes in the mail? If I know where you live, I can send youRead… Read more »
Can’t escape from the common rule: Dan Slee: Case Study – How Flickr can work on a local gov’t website Ed Walters: For Westlaw and Lexis, and AOL moment Ross Dawson: Newspapers become irrelevant and the media is reborn by 2022 Daniel Hudson: Enterprise 2.0 Strategies for Success Déja Augustine: Should there be an appRead… Read more »
I’m lucky to have a job where I get to celebrate the success of others in local government, I work for Local Government Improvement and Development (formerly the IDeA). But that means that I’m often called on for examples of successful implementation of whatever it is I’m working on now. (performance management, partnerships, customer insightRead… Read more »
So, I’ve been experiencing a problem – social media fatigue. Keeping up with the influx of managing multiple social media accounts not just personally, but professionally, has caused a significant lapse in how much “love” I give certain spaces, including GovLoop. But, I’m following up on some Twitter encouragement to take this conversation and bringRead… Read more »