Gadi Ben-Yehuda Government Technology writes that “Big Data Could Bring Governments Big Benefits,” which dovetails nicely with what I argued, that “Sharing Makes Everything Better: Everyone Benefits When Small Data Goes Big“ Speaking of sharing: citizens can now share their “genius” with one another on the topic of government documents. DigitalGov reports “GSA Introduces NewsRead… Read more »
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Making Twitter useful again…
I popped open my twitter account (@jmillsapps) this morning and realized that for the last few weeks I hadn’t really been on much. I remember back when I first got on Twitter I loved it because so much of what I was interested in came to me without my spending time combing the web. IRead… Read more »
Does Your Agency Have A Brand? – Plus Your Weekend Reads!
Branding matters. When you think of AMC, you think of movie theaters and popcorn. When you think of IKEA, you think easy to assemble furniture. When you think of Amazon, you think of online shopping. But when you think of government, is there a brand? What about at the agency level? Is there a brandRead… Read more »
2014 Public Participation Interviews: John Lewis on Outreach
We recently started reading a terrific interview series from the talented team at Collaborative Services on public participation lessons they have learned in the last year, and we wanted to share their insights with the NCDD community. The third interview in the series features the reflections of John Lewis of Intelligent Futures, who shares insightsRead… Read more »
Can Online Comment Sections Be Dialogue Spaces?
Whether we participate in them or not, online comments sections of news and opinion websites are a venue for great dialogue to take place, but too often, they are vitriolic and unproductive. That’s why we wanted to share a great article from the Illuminations blog run by Journalism That Matters featuring thoughts from a numberRead… Read more »
Using the C-Suite to Manage your Risky Business
This article was originally posted by John Lainhart and Dan Chenok on the IBM Center for the Business of Government blog. As the world becomes more digitized and interconnected, the door to emerging threats and proprietary data leaks has opened wider. The number of security breaches affecting enterprises across numerous industries continues to grow, seeminglyRead… Read more »
More Than Numbers, Social Media Is About Engagement – Plus Your Weekend Reads
In today’s government, social media use is less about broadcasting messages and more about engaging citizens in a new way. What does that mean? Well, it means that instead of just sending out a Tweet from your agency Twitter feed, agencies are actively searching for ways to make that broadcast into a conversation. It soundsRead… Read more »
Twitter Misconceptions: 4 Factors Hindering Adoption
Summary: In spite of its ubiquity, Twitter remains misunderstood, especially by digital rookies and reluctant adopters. There are four key Twitter misconceptions that seem to be keeping later adopters in particular from opening an account, exploring the possibilities, and giving Twitter a fair shot to demonstrate its value. These misconceptions stem from emotional reactions, misunderstandings,Read… Read more »
Super Bowl and Cloud Computing? CBG Round-up, 01.31.2014
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Innovation Conversations Alex Howard tweeted a line from the #SOTU: “There are fewer & fewer technical restraints on what we can do. That forces us to ask questions about what we should do,” which lead Jim Daly to ask “When There Are No Barriers to Technology, How Can the Government Innovate?” which inRead… Read more »
Unconferences, unplugged and uncut
Have you ever been to one of those conferences where you spend a lot of money, sit in the audience, listen to ‘keynote speakers’ and wonder ‘what am I doing here, why did I ever think this was a good idea?’ If so, an unconference might be what you need without realising it. So whatRead… Read more »