Miscellaneous
Hashtags make or break an event (on Twitter, that is)
(Original post at www.kristyfifelski.com.) It should simply be another step in the event management process to select and promote an appropriate Twitter hashtag for any contemporary event. I attended the 2010 Women’s Summit in Reno, Nevada, on June 1. Attendees were very excited for keynote speaker Michelle Obama and several expert panels, and were tweetingRead… Read more »
2010 World eParliament Report: Findings Relevant to the eGov Community
The 2010 World eParliament Report is now available. The report — produced by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament — presents the results of a 2009 survey “of 264 chambers of unicameral and bicameral parliaments in 188 countries and [] two regional parliaments. 134 responses were received […].” The survey addressed six aspects ofRead… Read more »
Digital Strategy: How Camden Council (UK) will be engaging with Camden’s local community through hyperlocal websites
This is a cross-posting from Camden Council’s (UK) blog, where I also blog. If you wish to receive updates on my research into government communication online, please join LGEO Research Facebook Page. Link to original post Camden exploring and learning from online neighbourhoods Recently, Camden’s webteam has been talking to Will Perrin, Founder of ‘TalkRead… Read more »
The Federal Coach: The first rule of mentoring
Although it’s been a short week, I had some interesting comments around the importance and impact of job mobility and other issues confronting our government’s rising leaders. Please continue sharing your ideas and questions by emailing me at [email protected] or posting in the comments section below. Q: I’m a newer federal employee, and I wouldRead… Read more »
Making Boston buses sexy while reducing your wait times
Now that is one sexy looking bus…. Yes, you agree? I attended an event with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, hosted at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development Center (NERD). The focus of the meeting was a review of the developer programs that has now been underway for a year, visiting both where the programRead… Read more »
Top 5- Worst Pick Up Lines at Work
So I’m sure you guys (probably more so women than men) have stories to share of those weird psychos at work (or on the way to work) who just don’t know when to quit. They think anytime is a great time to “hit” on you. Well ladies and gentlemen, inspired by an idiot I workRead… Read more »
GovReads: When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead
Ever meet someone, so truly fascinating, that you walk away and say to yourself- I bet he has some GREAT stories to tell? Well, Jerry Weintruab is that person, and the stories he has are fascinating, funny, heartwarming, and entertaining. Who is Jerry Weintraub, you ask? He is the person who single-handedly changed how youRead… Read more »
Gulf Oil Spill and the Presidents Popularity Vote
What is your opinion or factual addition to the descussion buzzing at work about how the hesitation on the crack down with the BP oil spill will inevidably add to the list of faults made by the President? Do you think it will have an affect on his re-election campaign?