The ridiculous proposition from the UK government overnight that access to social media for those participating in social unrest (and, yes, blatant criminality) beggars belief. The problems currently in the UK are, undoubtedly, symptomatic of a wide and deep set of infernally complex circumstances in that nation for which the seeds were sewn many yearsRead… Read more »
A new report from the Intelligent Transportation Society of America confirmed that cities and states are coping with budget reductions by using technology solutions to maximize existing transportation capacity. “This report validates what we have known for some time – that the transportation technology industry is healthy, growing, and supports high-paying jobs across the country,Read… Read more »
Searching for information just ain’t what it used to be. But you knew that already. I said in my last article I would give you a few training definitions. Well, as you know, the internet is full of definitions. Below are some that best fit our purposes. I wish I could take credit for themRead… Read more »
Here’s another quick one page guide, this about about Google Docs. If you can’t see the embedded version below, you can head to the Kind of Digital site and download a PDF. What is Google Docs? View more documents from Kind of Digital Possibly related posts: What is blogging? What is Facebook? What is RSS?Read… Read more »
The Washington City Paper profiles Dan Stessel, chief spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) and the driving force behind the agency’s new social media strategy. Stessel came to WMATA in May and started tweeting almost immediately. Riders, who had been used to automated service alerts on Twitter and not much else, tookRead… Read more »
Julie Perlmutter and I designed a new training for improving corporate blogging operations, modeled after the Sales Lab Status Meetings. This was a one time, interactive presentation for bloggers and managers investigating how to improve their blogging programs. Most of the participants got the BlogLab handout a week before the program. We told everyone itRead… Read more »
Last week, I had the opportunity to present for the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) summer meeting along with Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. Earlier this year, he announced that Baltimore County would be launching 23 technology initiatives and he shared a bit about their social media efforts to communicate more effectively with citizens onRead… Read more »
One little enhancement I’ve made recently to my social media training and crisis communications platform, the Social Simulator, is a domain-specific URL shortener. The idea is, since we’re simulating Twitter and now Facebook in a private environment, we really ought to offer simulation participants the ability to post short, trackable URLs like they would onRead… Read more »
A quick “infomercial” for a great service I’ve discovered…digital information meets the traditional offline print industry. A common misconception about printing is that companies that offer offset printing and digital printing services are the same. However, offset printing and digital printing are two very different printing processes. There are fewer restrictions and therefore many moreRead… Read more »
In 2011, the University Network for Collaborative Governance and Policy Consensus Initiative jointly published this guide to help build collaborative competencies within the private, public and civic sectors. Co-authored by the University of Wyoming’s Dr. Steven Smutko and the University of Arizona’s Kirk Emerson, the 28 page UNCG Guide to Collaborative Competencies is intended primarilyRead… Read more »