Steve Lunceford's Blog – March 2010 Archive (5)

Is Twitter worth the effort for government?

Earlier this week I shared how Twitter, Inc. released its first-ever official case study on how a government agency uses the service to help in achieving agency mission. Now comes a story in UK-based The Register claiming the "UK government’s business, innovation and skills department (BIS) is currently peering into its own Web2.0 navel in an effort to work out if… Continue

Added by Steve Lunceford on March 26, 2010 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Mr. GovLoop has a hankering for Subway....

Am I the only one thinking this when seeing Steve's new avatar over at Twitter? :D…

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Added by Steve Lunceford on March 25, 2010 at 4:44pm — 18 Comments

Unlocking Government - How Data Transforms Democracy (New Research)

My collegue, author and former public servant Bill Eggers, has just completed some great new research that helps illustrate the evolution of government from a data publisher to a development platform for generating maximum public value.

You can view the 44 page report here: http://bit.ly/c1AdGh Click on "Unlocking Government" for the report and a series of videos from Bill regarding some key findings.… Continue

Added by Steve Lunceford on March 23, 2010 at 12:16pm — 2 Comments

Vote for Your Favorite OpenGov Logo

As I read about the buzz around the Missile Defense Agency's new logo ("...very much like a fusion of the Muslim crescent moon and star and the Obama campaign logo" according to this Washington Post story; more at the Huffington Post), I started thinking about how to best… Continue

Added by Steve Lunceford on March 1, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Secure Use of Social Media, California Style

Lost in the shuffle last week when the DoD rolled out their social media policy was another similar rollout by the state of California (PDF here; LA Times Story… Continue

Added by Steve Lunceford on March 1, 2010 at 11:55am — 7 Comments