Putting open data to work: Join Adriel Hampton and Steve Lunceford for a fast-paced discussion with Walter Luh and Gilbert Guerrero of Ansca Mobile discussing their new Pillbox app for iPhone and Android, and Andrew Wilson of SAMHSA on health mashups and the state of government social media. (Plus, check out our first show aboutRead… Read more »
Putting on a mask through Election Day … Steve Henn: No political ‘Promoted’ tweets and trends this election season Doc Gurley: Are you in Crisis mode yet? Why not? Sharon Gaudin: In Schmidt’s vision, Google will search before you even ask David Forbes: Of revolts and social media Marc Drummond: NAGW 2010 – Adriel Hampton,Read… Read more »
**Register for GovLoop Training – Social Media – Why It Matters & How to Do It** Fortunately this year, I’ve gotten the chance to speak at a lot of conferences from federal to state/local government, from U.S to Canada, from HR to IT to Security conferences. Since GovLoop is a social network, most people wantRead… Read more »
NewsGator VP Eric Sauve discusses social software deployments in the military and civilian government. High levels of social engagement behind the firewall are often linked to YouTube-like videos, game mechanics and rich profiles, he says.
It’s late Monday evening, so I’m focusing on what many government innovation professionals and millions of Americans alike are sweating over – Fantasy Football statistics and trash talking with colleagues on Twitter. Tonight Matt Miszewski was the pilgrim who walked into this unholy land, he being a Packers fan, and me needing the Bears’ JayRead… Read more »
This is an abbreviated version of an article on the Intellitics blog. Read the full post here: Public Participation: Four Common Misconceptions Based on my observations listening to the discussions around Open Government, the following four aspects of the term public participation tend to get easily and commonly confused: 1) Public participation applies strictly toRead… Read more »
Bittersweet and bliss … Steve Radick: Entrepreneurs – Celebrated in the Private Sector, Hidden in Government Alex Howard: Harnessing the Civic Surplus for Open Government Gadi Ben-Yehuda: Citizen 2.0, Step 3 – Co-Deliver Kristy Fifelski: Lessons from NAGW 2010 Nancy Scola: Luke Fretwell’s Bittersweet GovFresh Experience Adriel Hampton: Gov 2.0 – Creating New Civic Activists
Consolidation and efficacy. These were the two themes running on and beneath the radar at the Open Gov Community Summit on Friday, bulding off of the acknowledgment that yes, Gov 2.0 and all of its principles are well and good, but they must maintain their forward momentum if they are to make a lasting impression.Read… Read more »
At NAPA Collaboration Project event focused on GAO Report – Challenges in Federal Use of Web 2.0 Technologies Short, easy report – it’s testimony, not a full report -have another ongoing review that is broader Requested by Chaiman Clay, House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Objectives-Identify current uses of web 2.0 technologiesRead… Read more »
I flew into Austin this morning for Manor.Govfresh and arrived just in time to hear Beth Noveck, White House Deputy CTO. Below are a few of the key ideas that I heard from Beth: – Open Government is not something nice to do; it’s something we MUST do. – Open Government is not about technology,Read… Read more »