Yearly Archives: 2010

US DOT and Second Life: “Transportation Nation” Island

My government 2.0 worlds just collided this morning. I participated in the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting yesterday and am now at the Open Government Directive Workshop Series. One of the presenters at the OGD event was Adam Schlicht of DOT, who highlighted DOT’s Second Life island called “Transportation Nation.” I found one of hisRead… Read more »

5 Days and $5 Million to Go!

There are only 5 business days left for the 2009 CFCNCA and $5 million to go towards the $64 million goal, which is higher this year because the needs are greater than ever. There is still time to help those who need it the most. The CFCNCA supports more than 4,000 approved local, national andRead… Read more »

Announcing CityCamp Challenge Winners! Over 3,000 Votes!

GovLoop and Code for America are pleased to announce the winner of the CityCamp Challenge! And the Top 4 vote-getters are: * City Sourced (1,146 votes) – Muni Rep – Being finalized * SeeClickFix (1,061 votes) – Muni Rep – Rob Smuts, New Haven, Connecticut * GraffitiTracker (359 votes) – Muni Rep – John Ewing,Read… Read more »

Rethinking Quality of Knowledge

The other day Joe said, “I like your posts. I was there when some of the events you write about happened, and the others fit my philosophy. People need a philosophy to understand what they learn.” Stoat told me about a study that showed that a high percentage of Marine Corps officers never achieve theRead… Read more »

What’s Your Customer Service Vision??

What is your Customer Service Vision for 2010? We all make New Year’s Resolutions for ourselves. We envision what we might accomplish or become. What about a customer service vision for your organization? Regardless of how good your customer service is, service quality can always be improved. Service improvements in 2010 are the quickest wayRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Blog A Day

I read a great post on GovLoop by Steve Radick. In the post, he mentioned how important it is to not only take care of your own blog, but visit and comment on other people’s blogs. As I commented on his post, this reminded me of the Bible Verse a Day programs and thought wouldn’tRead… Read more »

Premios en Mejores Practicas en Mejora de Calidad de Vida y Reducción de la Desigualdad y la Pobreza

Dos iniciativas que premian los esfuerzos de investigadores e instituciones en procura de mejoras a la calidad de vida y la reducción de la pobreza encontramos, la Primera convocada por la Asociación Civil El Agora; es el Premio Internacional de Dubai de Mejores Practicas para mejorar las Condiciones de Vida, el cual se celebra cadaRead… Read more »

Putting Stickers On Your Computer

Putting Stickers on Your Computers So I just created GovLoop stickers for your laptop. I’ve noticed it’s really common elsewhere but I haven’t seen it in government. And honestly it’s probably not allowed. Most government-issued or corporate-issued is treated like their property and you have no control. Everything is locked down and no personalization isRead… Read more »