It’s not often that I read a study and really enjoy myself, maybe that’s because most of them go over my head, but this morning thanks to NextGov I stumbled on this: Who’s Social Media Savvy in the Senate View more presentations from GovLoop. The study breaks down which Senators truly harness social media andRead… Read more »
In the last decade, technology has transformed business, media and education. Telecommuting and web conferencing are increasingly common solutions to the problem of expensive travel. New applications like Twitter and Facebook make it easier for people, businesses and brands to connect. Leaving aside the question of paper books, there are few reasons to mourn theRead… Read more »
Do you remember the movie What Women Want? The one where Mel Gibson falls in the bathtub, electrocutes himself, and suddenly has the power to hear what women are thinking as they walk by? I remember being really struck by the possibility of someone hearing your thoughts (hey, I was 19). Another caveat: this wasRead… Read more »
OK. So the election over. Here we are with an emergent Gov 2.0 and Public Service 2.0. Time to revisit Politics 2.0. Given the nature of this post I want to be up front about my own political views. On social policy I sit somewhat ‘left of centre’. On the economic side of the equationRead… Read more »
Start your weekend early, with tomorrow’s hot links today: Alex Howard: Space IT, the final frontier Courtney Clark: What’s Your Story? User Stories Instead of Technical Documentation Allan Holmes: Craigslist creator tries to bring initiative out of the shadows Shai Sacks: Learning how to lobby Congress Mark Higginson: Social Media Energizes Political Campaigns Down UnderRead… Read more »
You may not have heard much of Twingly , but I’m happy to help change that in some small way. Twingly is, basically, a blog search engine with faceted, social search for the blogosphere. And if that’s a bit geeky and doesn’t mean much, then the traffic impresses – they tell us it currently servesRead… Read more »
http://www.janrain.com/blogs/measuring-popularity-social-media-platforms-across-web In January and April of this year, we shared data on which social network or email identities people use to sign-in to websites and their preferred social networks for sharing their online activities. Today, Mashable published an update of our data. Publications such as Mashable, TechCrunch or ReadWriteWeb frequently report on new services andRead… Read more »
http://www.janrain.com/blogs/examining-trust-social-media Scott Monty, who heads up social media efforts at Ford Motor Company, recently wrote a great blog post about trust in social media. Monty cites data published by eMarketer displaying the most trusted sources of information for people who use social media. It comes as little surprise that the three most trusted sources ofRead… Read more »
Mark Economou is the Public Information Manager for the Boca Raton Police Department in Boca Raton, Florida. A big part of the work he does for Boca Raton Police is managing the department’s social media presence. When I started out in media nearly 20 years ago, the relationship with law enforcement was much different thanRead… Read more »
Last week Twitter announced Fast Follow, a way for citizens to subscribe to your Tweets via SMS even if they don’t have a Twitter account. For example, if I text “follow StPeteFL” to 40404 I will start receiving every Tweet from St. Petersburg, FL as a text message on my phone. That’s easier than subscribingRead… Read more »