I decided to check out Summify after noting a few people in my community making use of the application. Summify is attempting to make it faster for you to find the most important news, as they note on their home page: “Summify automatically identifies the most important news stories for you across all of yourRead… Read more »
So this is pretty awesome. The UK has produced a real-time snow map application. This app searches Twitter for real-time snow reports and displays them on the map. A map shows up on the screen with “snow clusters” which determine how much snow is in a given area. Users tweet the hashtag #uksnow, their locationRead… Read more »
With the recent news of Obama’s pay freeze proposal, there’s a lot of information being tossed around. Here at GovLoop, we’re serving you up the facts, infographic-style so you can get to the heart of what’s myth and what’s reality. You can also download the image on slideshare. Finally, we’re giving you an outlet toRead… Read more »
In two previous blog posts, I highlighted remarks from Harvard’s John O’Leary and PTI’s Alan Shark and a keynote by Obama campaign guru Andrew Bleeker. Below is my slide deck, which tells the story of James Hammond from the City of East Point, Georgia, who was seeking advice from GovLoop’ers as he launched social mediaRead… Read more »
Andrew Bleeker, an online digital strategist who was key to the successful use of social media in the 2008 Obama campaign, is the keynote for the National League of Cities social media session I’m participating in right now. Below are notes from his excellent remarks – regardless of our political leanings, we can all learnRead… Read more »
Today, I am writing live from Denver, Colorado, where I am participating in a panel for the 2010 National League of Cities (NLC) Congress of Cities and Exposition. Fellow panelists include: – Mark Basnight, Public Information Officer, Charlotte Fire Department– Andrew Bleeker, Principal, Bully Pulpit Interactive (Obama Campaign)– Pam Broviak, City Engineer/Assistant Director of PublicRead… Read more »
Digital diplomacy is a two-way street – once an organisation like the Foreign Office is publishing news, comment, and policy information on the internet , then it needs to learn how to listen and respond too.At ministerial level, this is a problem of opportunity and timetabling more than anything. Opportunities for participation on television andRead… Read more »
I have been a fan of many of the weekly Twitter-based chats as they provide a great place for education and for networking. This week I will be hosting the #SocialMedia chat at Noon, ET, and we will be discussing Government 2.0, I would encourage both public and private sector people to jump in, weighRead… Read more »
Thoughtful article in Government Security News on using social media to communicate faster in a disaster…see what you think… http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/21921/social_media_can_help_you_communicate_faster_disas
Today President Obama announced a federal pay freeze for Federal employees. If you haven’t heard, here’s all the details from our friends at the Washington Post: Obama announces two-year pay freeze for federal workers Of course, GovLooper Candace Riddle has already posted a forum about inviting you to: SOUND OFF: Your Thoughts on the FederalRead… Read more »