Q:Social media is great for brining people together – so why does it work better on the web than in the office? A: No fear of rejection. Yes web 2.0 is great for wikis but oddly people will blog about sutff on the web they woudl not say in a group at lunch. Seriously. WhoRead… Read more »
Here is the start of a list of people’s summaries for the March Gov20camp. Please comment below so that they can be added to this list in addition to the coverage at http://government20club.org Updated on April 4th, 2009. @cheeky_geeky: To catch up on the #Gov20Camp happenings, check out http://government20club.org for starters! #gov20 @govloop: You HAVERead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @ariherzog: Did you know the U.S. Government (via HUD) operates an ATM-like internet kiosk program? http://ad.vu/ptv8 #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Microsoft’s apps for government cloud computing: http://is.gd/qJ6y #gov20 @marlinex: @levyj413 Does Listen & Learn = Rinse & Repeat = Measure & Iterate? http://is.gd/qJRp #socmedsc #govsocmed #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Still mulling over this oneRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: Here is my reaction blog to the excellent #Gov20Camp this past weekend in DC. Are you Citizen 2.0 yet? http://tinyurl.com/d8dwhe #opengov @you2gov: #Colorado: #Transparent or not? Will they or won’t they? One thing hurts another. What’s to hide? #OpenGov http://tinyurl.com/COnoTranspar @danancona: More digitally adept congresspeople request fewer earmarks, butRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @planetrussell: discovering: Citizens Expect Government 2.0 http://tr.im/iaH5 by @signalmag #gov20 #opengov @sabrak: Meeting with @jbertrand to talk about a #gov20 unconference in the NW. Think we could get critical mass? Interested? @NoelDickover: Transforming 508 Compliance: Stop Enforcing, Start Innovating. http://tiny.cc/kPYx3 #gov20 #accessibility @djharrity: ACT-IAC is now a tweetin’ … @ACTIACRead… Read more »
Ever since I started blogging here on GovLoop, I’ve wondered whether it’s a good idea to keep it “in the family,” so to speak. That is, I’m active on Twitter, and I’d let people know there that I had a new blog post up, but I was always aware you had to be a memberRead… Read more »
The unfortunate budget realities in the State of California prevented me from traveling to Washington, D.C. last weekend to attend Government 2.0 Camp, but that didn’t stop me from participating! Thanks to live tweeting, I was able to follow the event from the very beginning to the very end (and then beyond, as presentations, videosRead… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. I’ve been reading a post by James Dellow at his Chieftech blog, Using Twitter as a benchmark for Australian local government use of social media. He compared the 90 out of 468 (approx. 20%) UK councils using Twitter to the 3 out of 677 (less than 1%) Australian councils using the toolRead… Read more »
The article in Monday’s New York Times about people no longer having the patience to listen to their voice mail was eerily similar to the “article” in the Onion a few days earlier about everything taking too long. So much to do, so little time. Even with “executive summaries” at the beginning of reports, colleaguesRead… Read more »
Located in Barcelona, Spain, one of the C40 cities committed to tackling climate change through effective partnership working with the Clinton Climate Initiative…. Me, with a background in environmental science and a day-to-day work on topics related to sustainable development, but never heard about this programmes… Anyone with contacts to this network or with adequateRead… Read more »