In the United States we have witnessed in recent years a growing interest among leaders at all levels of government in employing online tools for deliberation and collaboration. These tools certainly do not offer all the benefits of face to face dialogue, and substantial sectors of any given community face significant obstacles to interacting online.Read… Read more »
In his Talking Transportation blog, Lloyd Brown writes about the role of technology in building public engagement. Original post
One of the new and improved features of USAJOBS 3.0 is the ability to make your UPLOADED résumé searchable! This means your résumé saved as a Word document, or PDF, uploaded from your computer under the “Résumé” tab, is now searchable. However, just because you upload your résumé in Word, or a PDF, does notRead… Read more »
Last week I had the opportunity to talk with Mike Wolpert, host of Social Jumpstart TV, about how to share what you know using social media, blogs, video, and other tools. Please share our conversation with others who may find this information very useful! And while you’re at it, why not subscribe to Social JumpstartRead… Read more »
After a rough bought of food poisoning… I’m back. For some random reasons I got a PR notice from the people at APEX communications in Toronto who Google insights to see which of the two Superbowl NFL teams Canadians were searching for more. So… okay, just Canadians searched more for the Patriots doesn’t mean thatRead… Read more »
MeetingWords is a simple group text editing program for the web. There is no fee associated with using MeetingWords, though contributions are encouraged. You can use MeetingWords right away without any sign-up, and your text is stored on the web so you can access it from any computer. You can also invite other people toRead… Read more »
Possibly not of global relevance (yet), but since it is my home town I thought I’d give it a quick shout-out: Earlier today, Offenes Köln (Open Cologne) was officially announced. It’s a grassroots project by Marian Steinbach in Cologne, Germany that aims to make information, documents and data related to local government available (and accessible)Read… Read more »
Editor’s note: the post below by Anup Ghosh first appeared on the Invincea blog and is republished here with the author’s permission. bg Prediction 2012: Hackers Will Find New Fertile Ground to Pharm Posted by Anup Ghosh on November 29, 2011 Invincea is on record that the year 2011 will go down as the yearRead… Read more »
From NASPAA:“NASPAA is currently seeking a master’s student to work on communications and outreach activities, either part-time or full-time, for a paid internship in our DC office over the summer. The intern will primarily work with our director of web services” and its Director of Communications and Public Affairs. “The review of applications will beginRead… Read more »
I regularly review and evaluate new technology and products as part of my job and also because I enjoy keeping up with what’s available. After saying that, I must admit that I’ve spent the last 15 years or so avoiding tablet computers. What’s the point? They’ve always run a stripped down operating system and theyRead… Read more »