Opinions of the federal government are at an all-time low. With only 17% of Americans holding a positive view of the work being done in Washington, we finally unseated the oil and gas industry for last-place on Gallup’s annual opinion rankings. And to be honest, it’s hard to blame them. Our federal government is jam-packedRead… Read more »
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Why you should buy iDevices on timeline, not price
All of these are for sale, but only some are worth buying Tuesday, Gizmodo released a well-thought out (and well researched) piece on when to buy iDevices based on price. Unfortunately, in my mind, this is the absolutely worst way to buy Apple products. One of the facts of life is that Apple releases devicesRead… Read more »
Top Posts April 2012
Below are our three most popular posts in April: What Is Government 2.0? What Is Public Participation? New Research Paper Presents 30 General Design Considerations for Online Deliberation Systems May is next! Original post
Since When Did We All Become Doctors?
When I took the SAT in high school, we were asked what career we planned to pursue. I said I wanted to be a doctor. Now, after over thirty years in international affairs and information technology, I am becoming more like a doctor after all. No, I’m not healing anyone and my medical knowledge isRead… Read more »
How To Impress Hiring Managers
How do you make a great impression on a hiring manager? A question I saw recently on a message board asked what to do when you are able to network effectively enough to take someone out for coffee, someone who could potentially hire you in the future for their organization. There were some great answersRead… Read more »
Don’t Get Gouged: Contracting Helps in Personal Lives
I’ve been doing government contracting work for a few years now. One of the things I try to do is apply the mandates of work (getting the best value) to my personal life. Well, a few weeks ago, I had an opportunity. I took my car into an autoshop. The mechanic performed an oil changeRead… Read more »
SOCOM Networks, Satellite Tracking, and More
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news round-up: The proposed Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA) would make it illegal for employers to demand access rto social media accounts. More here. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has requested proposals for automated tracking and identification solutions for satellites More here. The full report on theRead… Read more »
What I’ve been reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. DIY.mySociety.org | Do It Yourself mySociety – a resource for anyone who wants to build copies of mySociety sites, anywhere in the World – MySociety make it easy to reuse their code. Welcome – The Data Journalism Handbook – This looks like it is aRead… Read more »
PR Pros and Wikipedia: Can They Ever Get Along?
All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view. This means that editors should avoid stating opinions as facts, avoid stating seriously contested assertions as facts, avoid presenting uncontested assertions as mere opinion, use non-judgmental language, and accurately indicate the relative prominence of opposing views. One can easilyRead… Read more »
Tempting Cultural Training–It’s Good For You
Remember seeing those ads while in college, “Teach English in a foreign country?” They sounded so tempting. However, they became less tempting as time went on. But you did notice that it seemed the neat thing to do at the time. And it was. When you’re 25. No amount of preparation is going to helpRead… Read more »