In terms of digital engagement, the State of Indiana’s efforts to connect with its citizens has paid huge dividends. The state’s website, www.IN.gov, is currently connecting with more than 1.2 million subscribers through various alerts and updates. Amazingly, there are 1600 different subscription topics, allowing users to get information and updates from 82 different stateRead… Read more »
I’ve missed the deadline for #weeklyblogpost – it was midday today. But I wanted to tip this into the pot now because I have the strangest feeling there wont be much spare time next week either. To thine own self be true My own personal rule for Twitter. I heard someone sounding almost apologetic thisRead… Read more »
“Even with the sacred printing press, we got erotic novels 150 years before we got scientific journals.” – Clay Shirky at TED Cannes in June 2010 This is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite people in the business, Clay Shirky. I particularly like it because it illustrates the period many organizationsRead… Read more »
As the Digital Era progresses, technological capabilities continue to outstrip our willingness and ability to address the opportunities and challenges they present. In this post I offer 12 hopes for 2012 that are rooted in the psychological challenges we face and are built on our willingness – both individually and collectively – to tackle themRead… Read more »
By Jennifer Kaplan, GovDelivery This blog post is a response to a recent article in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune on social media in government. It was a great article, but I felt compelled to respond! ************ I work for a company that does digital communication management (email/text/rss/social media) exclusively for the public sector. It’sRead… Read more »
Change. It’s unsettling and exciting. It’s evolutionary and inevitable. It’s widely initiated and frequently resisted. Alvin Toffler, in his 1970 book Future Shock, says we can only take so much change before we hit overload and shut down mentally to additional change – like a sponge reaching its saturation point. The pace of change hasRead… Read more »
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is an all-volunteer group of developers, stewards and incubators of technology. They bring us many of the technologies powering our enterprises and consumer solutions and are continuing to innovate in ways that are absolutely amazing and enjoyable to try to track. One of the greatest projects at the ASF isRead… Read more »
Pretty cool to see the #1 county in the nation (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada) for bankrupcy filing using online chats as a way to coordinate with their constitutents. I’m a big fan of this approach. Do others like it? http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/court-websites-use-online-chat-connect-public/2012-01-03?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
ROEMER SEEKS PUBLIC FUNDS. News here. “The Federal Election Commission has only received one request for primary season matching funds, so far. It is from Buddy Roemer, who is simultaneously seeking the Republican nomination and the Americans Elect nomination.” OBAMA AMENDING. Politico. “It adjusted downward its contribution and cash-on-hand figures by a few thousand dollars,Read… Read more »
You know when you click the “I Agree” button whenever you sign up for a new online service? Well, that’s a contract you agree to. 99.9999% of people don’t carefully read them. I usually don’t read them, and I write contracts for a living. But for the 0.00001% of people like privacy advocates that readRead… Read more »