Tammy Gordon (Washington, DC) – According to a new AARP state survey, older Washingtonians are the fastest growing age group on the popular social networking site. But while connecting with family and grandkids, and reaching out to old friends are at the top of their online agenda, the report also revealed seniors are worried aboutRead… Read more »
During the recent GEOINT conference I spoke with SGI and Cloudera about the meaning of their recent announcement. They just announced a strategic agreement where SGI will ship Cloudera’s Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH) and Cloudera Enterprise Management Suite factory installed on SGI Hadoop Clusters. Although this is good news for both companies there isRead… Read more »
On 1-2 November, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be hosting the London Conference on Cyberspace (www.fco.gov.uk/londoncyber) The conference will cover a number of different themes including social benefits of the web, economic growth and development, safe and reliable access online, cyber crime and international security. It will be an opportunity for citizens toRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda It’s not real until it’s on YouTube. Writing in Huffington Post and Aol.Gov, respectively, Alex Howard and Deanna Glick cover Steven VanRoekel’s inaugural appearance on YouTube as the US CIO, filmed in California. Perhaps unsprising, given the speaker and the audience, VanRoekel said “America’s future now depends on our capacity to innovate, andRead… Read more »
The following is a guest post from Chris Hall – passionate health technology innovator. More information about Chris after the post. I’m on the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2012 Health Accelerator Advisory Board and we’re looking to recruit interactive health start-ups to pitch their products. SXSW is accepting applications for its Accelerator pitch eventRead… Read more »
Here’s a recent Government Computing News (GCN) article quoting Ted McLaughlan regarding how, though the Federal Government has embraced social media, hard realities of information management and security requirements may be slowing the love affair…. Contact Ted McLaughlan via LinkedIn for more information. Original post
When learning the long jump, I was taught the jump wasn’t complete until I was out of the pit. That kept me from falling backward and losing total distance. In golf, I get more distance when I exaggerate the follow-through at the end of my swing. The ball also goes in the direction I want.Read… Read more »
I’m quoted in the Economist today: Government by (all) the people […] Successful examples of legislation by the masses are rare. Most people don’t know how to write laws. Tim Bonnemann, the founder of Intellitics, an American firm specialising in public-participation tools, says a better method is to canvas views widely but use a smallRead… Read more »
2012 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition Call for EntriesHow to Submit a Winning Entry Teleconference Be recognized! Enter your best work in the National Association of Government Communicator’s 2011 Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition. This annual international awards program recognizes superior government communication products and those who produce them. Complete detailsRead… Read more »
[This cross-posted from Communities and Collaboration blog] I have developed a number of Knowledge Management (KM) strategies for various clients over the past 11 or so years, and was recently asked to revamp and update the KM strategy for a large UK public sector organization that had undergone a fairly radical restructure. Previous experience ofRead… Read more »