In recent years, social media has emerged as the hottest Internet phenomenon ever created. Yet, despite its prominence as the number one online activity, the promise that social media holds for governments, businesses, educators, and politicians has yet to be fully realized. This is due in large part to (1) a variety of incorrect mythsRead… Read more »
Tell me, is there an app for that? Matt Poelmans: FutureGovForum, AustraliaHeather Timmons: In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw DriversNESTA: Small is Beautiful – Innovation in Local GovernmentPeter Corbett: Apps for the Army Winners – Doubling Our ExpectationsElizabeth Woyke: Apps That Change the WorldGov 2.0 Radio: UserVoice CEO Richard White on Leveraging Your Community
International, visual: James Hutchinson: Gov 2.0, Web 2.0 clash over accessibility Eric Fischer: Overlay of San Francisco vehicle movements for all of June 2010 Joe Eskenazi: Republicans Following Porn on Twitter Felipe Estaban: Colombia 2.0 – The time is now John F. Moore: The Social Ecosystem – Developing Social Usage Guidelines David Forbes: Transparency isRead… Read more »
I know there was recently a question about Facebook Ads, my question is, are any agencies using Google AdWords? We got a credit for AdWords and are testing to see if we have any success, but are wondering if there are any legal concerns, should we wish to replenish the account. Personally, I think AdWordsRead… Read more »
HELP HELP HELP… the 25th Infantry Division needs your assistance. We have an official Facebook page but seem to have lost access to our profile. We contacted FB numerous times but heard nothing back. Who do we need to contact to get access again to our profile? Any advise?
It’s true, don’t kid yourself. For those who find themselves lost in the sea of unemployment, trying to find work is hard work! The job search is more than just classified ads these days (have you noticed how much the employment opportunities in Sunday’s paper has shrunk so much as to be almost non-existent?) IfRead… Read more »
I couldn’t believe it when this tweet popped up: Was Texas Attorney General Jeffs sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a child? Wait a minute… The Attorney General for Texas is Greg Abbott, not Abram Harker Jeffs. So, what’s going on here? If you look at the other tweets from Texas.gov, the Official State ofRead… Read more »
Just a few today: The Breaking Time: Toxic Privi-lege 10 Groups Call On Facebook To Make More Privacy Changes Jeffrey Levy: Atwitter About Reliability Kristy Fifelski: Video – Next Generation of Government Summit
NOAA launches an interactive mapping tool for the Gulf oil spill Heartbreaking Flickr set – Greenpeace’s Gulf Oil Spill photosServe.gov is seeking trained volunteers to help with the Gulf disasterThursday is Dumpthe Pump DaySan Francisco’s Stamen Design wins a $400,000 Knight News Challenge grant for its CityTracking visualizationsStamen wants your help voting up a requestRead… Read more »
2010_National_JumpAmyJump_Final.pdf <#JumpAmyJump! Via FB @ http://bit.ly/aoB3qw & Blog http://bit.ly/9an9ad> <Reposted Directly from Blog> What would you pay to get your boss to jump out of an airplane? $5? $50? $500? Would you give her a good push her for free? Have you already done it and hope you don’t get caught? If you haven’t andRead… Read more »