Ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched their creative “zombie apocalypse” campaign last year, Americans have been even more exposed to the recommendation of making a survival kit for any disaster. I explore my own “go bag” in this video to see if I have all of the recommended suppliesby theRead… Read more »
With campaign season in full swing, this video is for public officials and political office candidates. In “A Politician’s Guide to Social Media”, Kristy shares several tips on using social media in the political space. She mentions former Rep. Andrew Weiner, Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Politwoops and more. Get your ownRead… Read more »
This video highlights some favorite YouTube channels focused on government innovation. “GovGirl” Kristy from http://GovGirl.com covers Gov2 TV hosted by Walter Schwabe, GovFreshTV by Luke Fretwell, AshInstitute by the Harvard Kennedy School and the GovInnovator channel by Andy Feldman. Videos posted on these channels are helpful for both government employees and citizens! Watch Kristy’s video:Read… Read more »
Like Samuel L. Jackson, I’m putting together an elite team of superheroes… an OpenGov team! This will be an internal team at the City of Reno, made up of existing staff. The team’s mission would be to identify and implement opportunities to share data & information, as well as develop policies and procedures related toRead… Read more »
Final video describing the Hack4Reno civic hackathon event in downtown Reno, Nevada on Oct. 15-16, 2011. I talk about this Gov20 event, including hackers hacking, open government, Tropo, civic developers and more. Watch the video to find out who won the hackathon contest. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Original post
This is the second video describing the process leading up to the Hack4Reno civic hackathon event in downtown Reno on Oct. 15-16. Learn about the City Hall meetup, press coverage and organizing the whole event on Github! Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Check out the realtime planning for the hackathon going onRead… Read more »
I’m documenting the process leading up to the City of Reno’s first civic hackathon – maybe it will be useful for other cities. The Hack4Reno civic hackathon event will be held in downtown Reno on Oct. 15-16. Learn more at http://Hack4Reno.com Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Got any questions about hosting aRead… Read more »
What can you do with all those old cell phones? Donate them to government programs that go to good causes. See this video for some ideas. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Original post
GovGirl chats with special guest Corey Dalton on how to prepare for an emergency that could bring down a government website. This episode includes advice for government webmasters on hosting, servers, mirrored sites, and the cloud. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Original post
My insight on the discussion of governments selling ad space on government websites. Read the earlier post on Govloop that spurred tons of great comments. What do YOU think? Please comment below or keep the convo going on the original post! Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Originally posted on http://GovGirl.com