I had the honor of being in New Orleans during the days that led up to the 5th anniversary of one of America’s great man-made disasters. It’s important to know that folks in this great town don’t blame the hurricane that struck with such vengeance, but rather the under-engineered levees that ringed the neighborhoods thatRead… Read more »
YouTube may be making our lives better, perhaps easier. YouTube is still focused on their core mission. They are just trying to grow content – not quantity. The new company should help grow YouTubes fan base. Its not only trying to build the partner base up from 15,000 – some of whom earn over 1,000Read… Read more »
Open government is the super buzz word these days and it means so many different things. On one hand we want to know what is really going on down there in area 57 and on the other no one cares about the email reminding that the frig needs cleaning on the 13th floor. So howRead… Read more »
My son announced last week that he was moving out on his own. This wasn’t a huge surprise to me; he’s 21 years old, he just finished up his Culinary certificate program and has a job and he’s itching to be on his own and “all grown-up” (weren’t we all at 21?). He’s moving intoRead… Read more »
Get important information on why and how to quit smoking in 2011. In early 2011, CDC published a feature article, eCard, tweets, and other social media in an effort to encourage smokers to make 2011 their year to quit. Materials include details on the adverse health effects of smoking and the benefits of quitting. MaterialsRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” In 2010, the position of “New Media Director” within the government has become almost commonplace. From governors to senators to Departments and Agencies, now you can attend a GovUp and leave with more than a dozen business cards, all containing the title of NewRead… Read more »
I’ve made it a point in recent years to not lose track of my New Year’s resolutions from the previous January, so I can look back at them in December. And while this may not be the forum to discuss how successful I was in cleaning up our basement, I am proud to report thatRead… Read more »
I just watched this TEDTalk video called How to Learn? From Mistakes describing how we need to grow out of our old school roots of a “culture of one right answer.” In this talk, Diana Laufenberg explains that 100 years, we all went to a school house and learned from a school teacher because “thatRead… Read more »
I was honored to spend the last 2 days at Syracuse University with MPA and PhD students in Public Administration, IT, and Public Diplomacy. I had two lunches, 1 dinner, 2 coffee breaks with specific small groups of students, a career talk to 30 students, and a presentation to 100 students about Gov 2.0. IRead… Read more »
If organizations that used Facebook to disseminate their message were actual people, NASA would be the captain of the football team and the class president, the White House would be his cheerleader girlfriend and the the Department of Commerce would be the nerd they both pushed into a locker, according to a new study fromRead… Read more »