Weekly Research and Best Practices

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Research 1. Gender differences in Web Usability (06/30/2010) – The worldwide study adds some key insights into the growing research on gender differences on the Web and in particular around social networking usage. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Presentations_Whitepapers/2010/Women_on_the_Web_How_Women_are_Shaping_the_Internet 2. The Fading GloryRead… Read more »

Social Media in Politics, 2010

Social Media in Politics 2010

I’m mad as hell

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks *********************** I’m mad as hell and throwing down the gauntlet. I received a Tweet from a co-worker that our Federal agency is now blocking bit.ly among multiple other social tools. Despite the push for expansion of Government 2.0, AppsRead… Read more »

HR=Humans Represent: All Alone In A Crowd

This week’s blog follows up on my August 2, 2010 post – Networking by the Numbers and Offline Opportunities, as far as how you can get yourself noticed amongst the masses of the career-seeking crowd. Yes, it demands some thought, and a little creativity, but it may just pay off for you in the longRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – August 30, 2010

Start your Monday off knowing more: Cory Doctrow: 10 Rules for Radicals: Lessons from rogue archivist Carl Malamud (video) Conrad Quilty-Harper: 10 ways data is changing how we live Alex Howard: Open Government in California – Connecting Citizens to eServices with Social Media and On Language – Putting Government 2.0 in Context Andrea DiMaio: O’Reilly,Read… Read more »

What is Fair?

What is fairness? More specifically, what is a fair method of compensation in the workplace? Well, it depends on who you ask. If you ask a free market purist, fairness means keeping the hands of regulation far away so the market can work. If you ask someone from a disadvantaged class, you’ll likely get aRead… Read more »

Podcast: Crowdsourcing in Gov’t and the Enterprise, with Matt Greeley of BrightIdea

Listen to internet radio with Gov20Radio on Blog Talk Radio A conversation with Matt Greeley: BrightIdea has powered innovation campaign for the government of Ireland, City of San Francisco, and has a new contract with the U.S. State Department. It’s also the platform behind the $200 million GE “Ecomagination Challenge. We talk with company co-founderRead… Read more »

How To – Find Your Audience & Approach on Social Media as a Gov’t Agency

I’m helping out a friend as he is getting his government agency into communicating using social media. There is a series of steps I’m helping him with in the research phase and thought I’d share. Would love to here others. Prequel – What are you trying to do? – (*From Gwynne Kostin comments on originalRead… Read more »

A Lesson from Katrina – It Takes a Leap of Faith

Five years ago, we all sat horrified watching the ravages of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf coast. Seeing so many, many fellow citizens losing everything and facing enormous challenges to get their lives back was powerful motivation to act. And the government web manager community did just that – we came together to help. I’veRead… Read more »

Recognition and Social Fear — The Competing Forces of Citizen Participation

What makes for a good day? When you get home at night do you feel like you have had a good day when it is filled with non-stop listening to others and you have had little to say? Or do you have a good day when you can say – “You know what, I hadRead… Read more »

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