Originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog. Yesterday, I attended the National Defense University iCollege’s Social Media Conference entitled “Social Media Implementation Across Organizational Boundaries”. The sessions were informative and interesting. Below you will find some of my notes. This is in no way intended to be a comprehensive representation of the sessions but rather justRead… Read more »
The Continental Marines were founded November 10, 1775, by a resolution passed by a committee of the Continental Congress. The resolution drafted at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia called for two battalions of marines to aid in the fight for independence on land and sea. Samuel Nicholas was the Commandant of the newly formed Marines andRead… Read more »
Federal Intranet Content Managers Lightning Round Presentations Everyone welcome, all sectors of government, civil service, contractor, private sector, int’l, general public, academia, etc. Suggested Topics: What Makes My Intranet Unique, Why I love Social Media, Cool New Social Apps, etc. Meetings will be online via GoToMeeting – 1000 participants max. Use IdeaScale to get ideas.Read… Read more »
WASHINGTON — After “do not call” lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls. Now, privacy advocates are pushing for a similar “do not track” feature that would let Internet users tell Web sites to stop surreptitiously tracking their online habits and collecting clues about age,Read… Read more »
On Friday at Sydney Hall it was all about ideas worth spreading. TED, the usually very exclusive (and expensive) premium event was coming to DC for not only affordable prices but also for an audience that is willing to make a difference. Now, you might wonder how does that differ from any of the otherRead… Read more »
You’ll have noticed the drift towards freeing up the information of the UK’s Foreign Office for others to use – the feeds, the API, the social media, and so on. Getting our travel advice especially into the sites, widgets, pages, applications that others are using is hugely important. We have to take this stuff toRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my blog, http://wethegoverati.wordpress.com Last month Malcom Gladwell wrote an article in the New Yorker: “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not be Tweeted.” I’ve been thinking about this article ever since it came out, and people have asked me to respond on several occasions. When I read Next Generation DemocracyRead… Read more »
This interview marks the third of a brand new series on GovLoop called “GovInsights” where we are interviewing and highlighting the thoughts and perspectives of professors at colleges and universities who are teaching, researching and writing about government issues. This time, we talked to Dr. James Keagle, Director of the Transforming National Security at theRead… Read more »
No agency is an island, or a planet for that matter, so let’s talk about what best practices we can learn from others who are building communities and making it happen! ———————————————— Ever want to be a fly on the wall? How about a fly on the wall in a NASA space lab as theyRead… Read more »
As a social media fanatic who is always in front of my computer, I can’t help but feel anxious while on a plane at the thought of all that I am missing out on GovLoop, Twitter, and Facebook during those 2-4 hours of my life that I am disconnected at an altitude of 35,000 ft.Read… Read more »