PC World Mag – Ten Twitter Tips for the Workplace (in the Gov space)
Quotes from those we know and love! http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/162943/10_twitter_tips_for_the_workplace.html
Communications
GovLoop Member of the Week: Vanessa Casavant, Communications Writer – Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Thanks so much to Vanessa Casavant for agreeing to be the member of the week this week! How did you get involved in journalism and public affairs? I was actually a really disengaged citizen living in NYC at the age of 21 and pursuing an acting career. I had a temp position in downtown ManhattanRead… Read more »
SF City Attorney Joins Twitter
from LocalGov20.com – The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office on Friday soft launched an official Twitter account for City Attorney Dennis Herrera. The policy development behind the launch is an example of Government 2.0 collaboration in action. I assisted in the effort, researching and discussing social-media-for-governance pitfalls and promise with media, outreach and IT strategistsRead… Read more »
Is it Star Wars? No it’s Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports Covering the Frozen Four… plus, who’s Tweeting Away!!
You can still rock in America with the Hokie Guru!! Here here they come!! Yep, it’s the Frozen Four, the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Semifinals and Finals… right here in Washington, DC at the Phone Booth (Verizon Center) … Star Wars style… our four contestants… the Bemidji State University Beavers (R2D2), Miami UniversityRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Fri 10 April, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance; @govloop: Follow gov news on twitter @govdigest – 3 stories every half hour from the best sources #opengov #gov20 #govloop @g2tt: “What is meant by open government?” see this interesting post on topic: http://bit.ly/2g4BGR #mesh09 #gov20 #opengov (@changecamp) @jelosta: “Smarter Government” #gov20 #opengov profile of Federal CIO Vivek Kundra andRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Thurs 9 April, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance: @daveharrity: reading the first Transparency & Open Government newsletter with benchmarks for gov 2.0 http://bitly.com/2LYfxd #opengov #gov20 #government @wubbahed: – rolling out a new site to try and measure Digital Transparency – http://digitaltransparency.appspot.com/ #gov20 @danielrose: RT @remarkk: @danielrose and I uploaded the content from our #opengov workshop at #mesh09: http://wiki.changecamp.ca/OpenGovernmentWorkshopRead… Read more »
Federal Agency Social Media Policy – examples
After asking for examples via Twitter and govloop- here’s what I’ve received: (thanks to Bryan Klein of NIST and Greg Wilson of LMI) Presentation by Alex Koudry (GSA) given at Gov2.0 bootcamp: Government Policy Needs in a Web 2.0 World from Franciel Dept of Navy policy http://www.doncio.navy.mil/PolicyView.aspx?ID=789 New Media and the Air Force – thanksRead… Read more »
Seen This? Government transparency with the help of web 2.0
Very cool new capability from web 2.0 firm, Apture. Check it out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdX5wilmh4M Or hear are some details from Apture: A few months ago Apture announced a partnership with the Washington Post that improved visibility into the workings of the Federal Government by exposing a rich set of information related to elected lawmakersRead… Read more »
Measuring Gov 2.0 (via Web 1.0): Forrester
In two previous posts (Brookings and Foresee), I have explored common methods for measuring websites in a Web 1.0 world in order to find applicability for Web 2.0. Essentially, I am providing a summary in order to educate myself and share that knowledge acquisition with personnel from government agencies and other organizations that are beginningRead… Read more »
International School on Digital Transformation
Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent graduates from around the world with an interest in how digital technologies are changing societies and the world asRead… Read more »