Hi everyone – It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. Last week was certainly an interesting week as we started out on Monday, coming off of that large sell-off on the Friday before caused by the Dubai credit issue. The low volume sell-off left questions as to how investors would react when theyRead… Read more »
Tonight’s episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition features Usher assisting the crew in building a home for the Scott family who lost their husband/father who was killed in an accident. In past seasons, musicians just sang. But this season the show has asked celebrities of all sorts to roll up their sleeves and pick upRead… Read more »
Last week I spoke at the Online Information conference. It was a session about Twitter, where Karen Blakeman did a great job explaining the whole thing, and how organisations can make use of it. Then I stepped up and told a few jokes about government is – and should be – using Twitter. Here’s theRead… Read more »
Recently, during a conversation about on-line community management and growth, a top executive from a small collaboration software vendor told me that collaboration was just great team building. I understand how the difference between collaboration and team building can be blurry, but I walked away from that conversation feeling that vendors who believe such simplificationRead… Read more »
There are still plenty of locally elected folks, particularly those for whom elected office is not their ‘day job,’ who are ignoring new communications tools. So here’s a story that might help you change their minds. I thought I knew the potential of those tools … and then last Sunday, four police officers in myRead… Read more »
I’m attending this free O’Reilly Gov 2.0 Online Conference on 12/10. Link here http://bit.ly/7XANhM #gov20 I would personally be very interested in what all of you had to say about these different projects and any other you are involved with that lean on technology…
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the kickoff of the first phase of the “Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge.” The challenge will connect workers with online career resources, and offer businesses and other organizations an opportunity to showcase their best products. Providers of online job search engines, job boards and career exploration sitesRead… Read more »
As of noon today, the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) has raised over $33 million and is now over halfway to their 2009 goal of $64 million. The Combined Federal Campaign is the only authorized workplace charitable giving drive for employees in the Federal workplace. CFCNCA is the local campaign forRead… Read more »
The Washington Post Express Supplement featured the CFCNCA in the third special edition. It included: • A letter to Federal employees from the new national Honorary Chair, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton • The importance of involving executive leadership in the campaign • Creative ways the 2009 theme is being used to market the CFCNCA •Read… Read more »