Posts By John Moore

Can open government reduce political corruption?

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” – John Steinbeck I recently came across a post stating that the House and Senate Ethics Committees Protecting the Most Corrupt Members of Congress. While no one is surprised to read about corruption in government my question is how can weRead… Read more »

PeerIndex, helping you understand your social capital

“PeerIndex helps you understand and benefit from your social and reputation capital online”, that is the claim made on the web site. In my opinion PeerIndex does takes the broadest look at an individual by analyzing a person’s profiles on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and includes their blogs. While no formula is perfect, and PeerIndex, whichRead… Read more »

Vietnam seems to understand Government 2.0

Government 2.0 is a citizen-centric philosophy and strategy that believes the best results are usually driven by partnerships between citizens and government, at all levels. It is focused entirely on achieving goals through increased efficiency, better management, information transparency, and citizen engagement and most often leverages newer technologies to achieve the desired outcomes. Government 2.0Read… Read more »

Great uses of Twitter at conferences

I had the pleasure of attending the Monitoring Social Media conference in Boston yesterday. While I was there to discuss Social CRM, I took the opportunity to listen to a number of other speakers. All of the speakers were great. However, Aafia Chaudhry, CEO, JuvoLab & Founding Partner, Noesis, did a really nice job presentingRead… Read more »

Since the future begins with local engagement/involvement….

While large organizations are clearly delivering value to the public and private sector it is important that we do not lose site of the importance of small organizations, local governments, and their ability to drive positive changes. According to census numbers and numbers published by SBA for the United States alone we know that: ThereRead… Read more »

My concerns with not feeding the trolls

Image via Wikipedia One of the laws of social media that I regularly hear is “don’t feed the trolls“. There is, to be honest, many good reasons for this, including, but not limited to: They waste precious resources, often driving focus away from real issues, real goals. They can never be pleased. They are peopleRead… Read more »

It’s time for a new version of government

Very pleased that my first post on government 2.0 is now live on fortune.com. Check it out and let me know what you think. The government 2.0 movement is about change, real change, and how to use the power of tech to empower the public. Here’s how it will work, and who’s already behind it.Read… Read more »