[Note: this is a cross post from my blog; the original of which can be found here.] As a public servant who is often frustrated by the lack of information-sharing within public sector organizations, I can only wager a guess at what it is like to try to get information when you are outside them.Read… Read more »
There are some proposals for open/cloud functions within government that will help it work better. Please consider giving them support. One proposal is to make web services like wikis, source code control systems, search engines and suchlike across agencies (in a virtual “cloud”), analogous to what the intelligence agencies do already. But this would beRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoop members! I want to inform you I have taken a position with the Collins Center for Public Policy as director of online strategies. I’m also soliciting feedback here on a policy project utilizing the Web for education and public outreach. Known as a “’Think Tank’ with muddy boots,” the Collins Center’s mission isRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Not So Random Thoughts on March 18, 2010: Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting and receiving a personal tour of the Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress (LoC). I was overwhelmed by the impeccable detail and amazing beauty everywhere I turned. The Jefferson Building has to be one ofRead… Read more »
Calls for more government efficiency come not just from the public, but also from the public servants who make government’s day-to-day operations possible. Some of the best ideas come from the people who intimately know the processes that could be improved. However, implementing those ideas often requires jumping several, tall hurdles. In an unfortunate caseRead… Read more »
Live blogging at Sunlight Foundation event. Public = Online Public Square project Google Public Works LabCato Institute Jose Antonio Vargas Jake Brewer of Sunlight doing kick-off… Brian – Pittsburg. Citizen platform Google Research – started as 20% effort. How hard to find voting locations. So they worked on it. -School comparisons – hard to doRead… Read more »
Today I am conducting a tutorial on the “Basecamp” web application from 37 Signals. On the surface, Basecamp is a web-based project management application that is insanely easy to use, straightforward, and truly geared to making you and your team more productive (rather than to packing as many features as possible into a single product,Read… Read more »
Blogger Bob Curtis was a recent guest speaker at the Society for Technical Communications awards luncheon in Washington DC. Bob manages the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) social media strategy and content. And he is the lead author of The TSA Blog. Bob told stories and offered tips to bloggers—especially for those who handle sensitiveRead… Read more »
In government, where change is recurring and often stressful to the employees affected, Web 2.0 can be a tough sell. One of the biggest hurdles in implementing technology in the workplace is not resistance to technology per se, but the cultural shift that the new software represents. But when a technology is introduced which replicatesRead… Read more »
Post by Jennifer Leggio, ZDNet How Cirque du Soleil is using a mix of blogger relations and social network outreach to help grow attendance for all of its home and traveling shows. http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=2551&tag=nl.e539