By now, you’ve noticed one of the awesome new features on GovLoop: tweeting about cool content right from the community! Here are some screen shots that show where you can do this from across the site: Blogs The moment you publish a blog post, you can now also tweet about it: Also, if you readRead… Read more »
Sometimes I waffle between the adolescent teenager who thinks he knows everything to the awkward freshman who thinks he knows nothing. But I’m coming to a middle ground and what I’ve found along the way is my gut is usually right. Not always but usually. The only times I’ve been wrong is when I wasRead… Read more »
Pretty cool to see DOE in Second Life…Shouts to rockstar Eric Hackathorn DOE Accelerator Tour from Eric Hackathorn on Vimeo.
My friend Fred puts together this awesome privacy news highlights and said I could cross-post… So here we go: Privacy News Highlights 23–31 January 2010 Contents: US – NH House Passes Bill Banning Fingerprint IDs. 3 CA – B.C. Names Acting Privacy Commissioner 3 CA – Privacy Commissioner Launches New Facebook Probe. 3 CA –Read… Read more »
At my first government job, the manager offered two opportunities for bonuses – either time off or cash. I always chose time off. But there was a clear line where the older people were the more likely they would take the cash. I can see their point now and I would probably take the cash.Read… Read more »
Over the last week, I’ve spent several hour reviewing proposals for 3 conferences. As such, I think I have a few tips on how to get your proposal accepted: 1 – Have a gov’t person speak. Honestly, if it is just you and your a vendor, I’m scared it is a product pitch for yourRead… Read more »
One of the absolute best aspects of GovLoop – and what puts the biggest smile on my face every day – is when one of you has a question on the job. You come to GovLoop expecting an answer. And you get it. Here’s one example from the last 24 hours: Brandon asks a question:Read… Read more »
Many people have asked me if there is an easy way to post photos and videos directly go GovLoop. For awhile, it was set-up but it wasn’t working properly. But WOO-HOO, Genius Ressler (not…) has fixed the problem. Go to Your settings on right hand of page, scroll down to the bottom and you’ll findRead… Read more »
Another good video from CityCamp – lessons learned from CityCamp
Ever notice those little links at the bottom of blog posts and forum discussions? Most people who post content on GovLoop use these keywords called “tags.” But I have noticed some common errors that people make in using tags that could prevent their content from being found by other community members. Tags, also known asRead… Read more »