Communications

Do You Have a Social Media Superman Complex?

I’ve become the designated “social media guy” for a massive organization (25,000+ people). For a while, the responsibilities of this role consisted primarily of explaining what the Twitters were and why people cared about what you ate for lunch. As social media has grown in popularity, so too has the internal and external demand forRead… Read more »

Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Crossroads, Planned Parenthood advertise in presidential battlegrounds

As if independent expenditures by super PACs weren’t enough, two major political players have notified the Federal Elections Commission of recent electioneering communications in states likely to be battlegrounds this fall. Crossroads GPS reported spending $500,000 on ads against President Obama in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri, while Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc., spent $36,000Read… Read more »

Sunlight Labs: Introducing Lapidus, an Analytics Dashboard

Lapidus is an Analytics Dashboard we developed in response to our desire to track metrics for all of our projects, whether they are web sites, APIs, mobile apps, etc. Sunlight has multiple projects that target different audiences and have different uses, but it is important for us to understand how all of these projects areRead… Read more »

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Summary: Yesterday I handed in my notice in my current job as Digital Engagement Advisor at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. In a months time I will be Digital Engagement Lead for the Government Digital Service, reporting to Emer Coleman, Deputy Director of Digital Engagement. There are some people, some offers, that you just doRead… Read more »

HR Professionals, Social Media, and Talent Acquisition of the Future

By Ebony Scurry, PHR, GCDF-I Social Media for HR Professional Development Should HR professionals be using social media tools? Being connected with social media tools can make it easy for an HR professional to stay up to date on the latest trends and resources that will impact themselves and their customers. Human Resources professionals canRead… Read more »

Deltek and iCERT partner to provide an overview of Justice/Public Safety spending from FY2010-2012

Deltek Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Over the past three fiscal years, the justice and public safety market has seen its fair share of twists and turns as federal, state, and local priorities have changed due to economic hardship. While changes have taken place, the market remains consistent and resilient, with spending estimated to increaseRead… Read more »

An Analysis of A NASA Dbase Hack-and-Dump

This is just another in a long string of NASA security breaches [Editor’s note: this analysis predates any official announcements by NASA] Recently, some news of a NASA hack-and-dump passed my twitter deck. I decided after watching a few of my friends re-tweet the news that it might be worth checking out. At least I’dRead… Read more »

Big breakthroughs in community engagement about Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Here’s a submission from the lovely and tireless Rachel Eryn Kalish, NCDD supporting member and Founding Principal of Workplace Connections… Community engagement these days–about almost anything–is often intense, with more heat than light as a result. When it comes to talking about Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian situation, that heat can burn up even the mostRead… Read more »

Sunlight Foundation: Obama Super PAC Thoughts

Last night’s announcement came as no surprise — that the President would formally align himself with super PAC run by former White House staffers. The corrupting influence of money in politics, according to the President’s public persona, is a threat wielded by rank-and-file lobbyists and insider trading. It’s been about a year since the postRead… Read more »