It looks like the WikiLeaks fiasco has generated something akin to a security tsunami, crashing into agencies and forcing them to take a closer look at their information protection protocols. Ed O’Keefe at the Washington Post shares some perspective in this post: WikiLeaks prompts government to order detailed security reviews Ed explains: The WikiLeaks sagaRead… Read more »
Yesterday, I wrote a post about how to literally save lives through strategic social media and email campaigns. I’m a huge believer that email is a thriving and fundamental tool, despite thoughts here and there that email is dead. Rubbish, for the foreseeable future. Given that, here are some best practices on How to WriteRead… Read more »
You know a community is rocking when a room is painted in its honor in Palo Alto, CA. We’re that community! Ning, the platform GovLoop is built on, dedicated a room to us. Here you go folks. GOVLOOP
(photo credit) Typically, I don’t get chills on my metro ride to work at 7:30 in the morning. Nor do I get all choked up. This morning I experienced both. Why? Read the story below. It’s worth the 3 minutes. Warning: this will pull on your heartstrings. This is the story of Sameer Bhatia andRead… Read more »
Social media shifts marketing from controlled, one-way communications into collaborative, intimate dialogues with—and among—constituents. The strategies, tools, rules of engagement, and metrics present marketing and digital professionals with a series of challenges that are best distilled into one question: “What do I do now?” Well with GovLoop you can figure out the answer to thatRead… Read more »
Enough of the looking back! It’s time to set our sights on what awaits in 2011. And it’s shaping up to be a earth-shaking year in government. Here are the issues where Ed O’Keefe has fixed his keen Federal Eye in 2011: 10 things to watch across government in 2011 Here are a couple ofRead… Read more »
Hey everyone – Happy New years! First of all I want to thank everyone for an amazing 2010 at GovLoop. We’ve spent the last few weeks highlighting the best of GovLoop content from blogs, discussions, to groups. But outside of great content, I’d love to thank everyone for what we’ve accomplished together this year asRead… Read more »
GAH!!!!!!!!!!! Turn up your volume.
Woah…useful alert here! Ever go to a town meeting in person or virtually only to witness exploding emotion, frustration, and basically pandemonium? Turning these forums around into useful, productive, and encouraging experiences is the goal of the National Coalition for Dialog and Deliberation. In October of this year, NCDD published a sweet Resource Guide onRead… Read more »
A very interesting post on Mashable yesterday. The Russian Gov’t is switching to free software completely by 2015. The order was put out by prime minister Putin. Is this a good call or bad call? Here’s the full article: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a government order that lays out the groundwork forRead… Read more »