Posts Tagged: WRU

Opening Data, Telling Stories: CBG Round-up, 01.17.2014

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Opening Data, Sharing Stories: I read a lot this week about new sources of data being opened, and how people ar sharing their stories (but not necessarily their data) online. Alex Howard writes about an important development: The IRS will now allow people to download their own tax transcripts. Susannah Fox, of theRead… Read more »

2014 Trends and Government’s Place in the Economy–Illustrated! CBG Round-up: 01.10.2014

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Slow reading, deep thinking. I’m sharing only two links today. The first is to a trend piece from Fast CoDesign on trends for 2014. Some of the more salient ones: Anonymity will go mainstream Quantified Self at the Office Consumers Will Own Their Data The Internet of Things Goes to Art School TheRead… Read more »

Looking Back at 2013: CBG Round-up for December 20, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda The Value of Open Data in Our Economy and Society: The New America Foundation hosted a lively discussion and a few keynotes on the topic of open data. If you couldn’t make it, you can still watch the video, or, if you’re driving home for the holidays, play the audio through your speakers.Read… Read more »

An Inhuman Web? Weekly Round-up: December 13, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Attention, Government Newsletter Writers (and those who analyze the metrics): New Gmail Rules Will Destroy the ‘Open Rate’ Metric (or not). Related: Is your web traffic inhuman? Dan Chenok Defense authorization passes without IT reform language, which will likely come back next session: FOIA Modernization may advance given commitment in Whitre House OpenRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: December 06, 2013

This post has been updated to include Michael Keegan’s contribution. Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week, I’ve read a lot about comfort and discomfort. Creativity or Comfort: Pick One. Two articles on Slate this week seem of-a-pair: First, this one on how creativity is lauded only after it has yielded positive results, and is often quashed beforeRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: November 08, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Infographic: Tumblr facts. Perhaps of greatest relevance to government agencies: Tumblr is “more popular among 13-25-year olds than Facebook.” (or so they claim) Looking ahead: A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece for GovLoop about the future of online citizen support. This week, Brittany Ballenstedt had a post on Mashable that looksRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: November 01, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Bill Eggers writes about “The Solution Economy” in Fast CoExist, arguing, “The companies working to better society and the planet are creating their own economy, but it’s up to us–and our governments–whether or not they succeed.” HowTo.Gov publishes a Halloween edition of SocialGov content. It is “the fourth installment of an ongoing seriesRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: October 25, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Deloitte has some tips for aspiring Intrapreneurs. Intrapreneur Jay Nath writes about innovation and open data in the city of San Francisco. Journalist’s Resource has a fascinating read titled “Open government and conflicts with public trust and privacy: Recent research ideas” Related: 16% of Facebook users list “getting news” as a “major reason”Read… Read more »