Will politicians ever truly engage on social media?
I remain skeptical, as I discuss in this weeks Tuesday with Moore video blog. What do you think?
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I delclare these truths to be self-evident
In honour of my trip to DC last week I decided that remixing a portion of the Declaration of Independence would be appropriate: I hold these truths to be self-evident, that platforms that enable collaboration are valuable, but useless unless they are supported by people and an engagement process, a process that is built onRead… Read more »
Best Practices for Government Libraries 2010 – Now Available
Best Practices 2010: The New Face of Value. is now available in a PDF version. Best Practices is a collaborative document that is put out annually on a specific topic of interest to government libraries and includes content submitted by government librarians and community leaders with an interest in government libraries. The 2010 edition includesRead… Read more »
NSA can demonstrate commitment to privacy by releasing FISA Amendment Act documents
Privacy is of utmost concern to the National Security Agency, according to its head, Army Gen. Keith Alexander. “I know that some have concerns about intelligence community involvement in securing the nation’s cyber infrastructure. Those concerns are valid, which is why the professionals at the National Security Agency have robust and rigorous procedures to minimizeRead… Read more »
Elephant in the Room? “Culture” and Social Media uptake in the Public Sector
The last few weeks I was at a couple of government-focused social media events, one in person (Gov 2.0 Expo) and one virtually (GovCamp). They were both really good and provided a lot of value I think. There were some similarities in the events, through a recurring theme. Specifically, everyone (ok, well most everyone) inRead… Read more »
Internet Skills
Last week, I heard about another teacher telling students their papers would be discarded if they used Wikipedia. Dana wrote about the teacher in Texas confiscating open source software CDs since they were “stolen” and “unlicensed.” Journalists dismiss bloggers for lack of “professionalism.” People complain about not being able to trust unrecognized sources of informationRead… Read more »
Facebook at Work – The Future of Productiveness in Local Government in Scotland, USA and the World
…My manger is out of the office…and I am on Facebook (while doing work of course)…in most work places if this activity was found out you would receive a clip around the ear (or a least a stark talking to) but in the Improvement Service you are actively encouraged to use Facebook. I can alreadyRead… Read more »
New Gov 2.0 Radio: Gov Social Media Wonders and Blunders w/Guest OhMyGov!
A conversation with Mark Malseed, executive editor of OhMyGov!, a media company documenting the rise of social media in politics and governance. Listen to internet radio with Gov20Radio on Blog Talk Radio
Social media for diplomats – practical guide 2.0
About a year ago I wrote a post explaining basic guidelines on using social media by diplomats (here: http://diplomatstalk.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-diplomats-should-use-social-media.html).One year later, I would like to update some things and add others. After all, there is nothing like experience…I will comment about three major tools: Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Here are the topics discussed: So whyRead… Read more »
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 »