It’s Sunshine Week and that means it’s time to celebrate open data and government. There have been big strides this year and several people have written several awesome things that are too many to list this week. BUT I really wanted to share the Sunshine Week post by Aneesh Chopra and Chris Vein. Also atRead… Read more »
Like anything, we often have the best intentions in our creative initiatives and miss the mark. Hence, the fail fast concept. Sometimes we get so excited to unveil a new idea or experiment, we have laser focus and don’t see the big picture. I’ve noticed a few of these blunders and faux pas lately, andRead… Read more »
I am truly inspired by the amazing government Facebook pages I discover practically every day. Here are a few that stand out to me, albeit there are countless more I could add if I simply added more categories to my list. Calls to Action: 1. CDC 2. United States Marine Corps Useful Homepage Widgets 3.Read… Read more »
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration FHWA Social Media Web 2.0 Mgmt Par. What is the purpose of this directive? Is this a new FHWA directive? What is the background of this directive? What is the scope of this directive? What authorities were used in writing this directive? What is the definition of Social Media/WebRead… Read more »
I’m excited to be in Paris today where I randomly ran into an awesome Open Data conference hosted by Microsoft. Couple people reached out and said I should attend so here I am. I’ll continue to update as it evolves Here’s my live notes: -Open data is going through a revolution. As important as theRead… Read more »
First off what is GovMadness: GovMadness is a crowdsourcing competition hosted on GovLoop to determine which gov’t city or federal agency is the most awesome via your votes. The competition is set up to replicate NCAA march madness. It’s pretty awesome and you can win stuff so you should probably participate. Every few days orRead… Read more »
Wanted to share a cool post by Luis Gallardo, Managing Director, Global Brand & Marketing at Deloitte. Touches on thinking holistically and acting personally (versus Think Global, Act Local) to help businesses succeed in today’s global economy. Check out the original post on the Deloitte Perspectives Blog. March 15, 2011 By Luis Gallardo: Think Global,Read… Read more »
More than likely you don’t fall under either of those two categories as 49 percent of Americans in a recent Washington Post-ABC poll stated that they felt “uncertain” about the future of the US government and how it works. Merely 26 percent said they felt “optimistic” and 23 percent said they felt “pessimistic.” From ourRead… Read more »
Last week, I had the opportunity to host GovLoop’s web-based training session entitled, “Common Mobile Challenges and How to Overcome,” which featured insight from State Department’s Gary Galloway and Microsoft’s Steve White. We’re hosting the second in the series this Thursday: Register for Part 2: “Go Mobile, Be Secure, Improve Performance” During last week’s training,Read… Read more »
You know the story – a young, idealistic Department of Homeland Security employee launches a social network on a whim — as a hobby, really — in mid-2008. He invites a few of his friends to join and they come alongside him as Community Leaders. They welcome new members, write Member and Project of theRead… Read more »