There is no theme here. Really. Andrea DiMaio: Australian Government CIO Reinforces Employee-Centricity of Gov 2.0Marcia Stepank: Context Deficit DisorderMorgen Peers: Open Government. Theoretically, it all started in Canada. 1896.Dannielle Blumenthal: The things we don’t blog aboutAlex Showerman: Skiing, Water Parks, Dating and Politics (Three Ways to Engage Your Online Community)Linda Cureton: Life in ITRead… Read more »
I’m working this weekend on my presentations for the upcoming National Association of Government Webmasters conference in St. Louis. I am doing both a 4-hour workshop and a general session presentation. I’m wondering for the local gov folks, and anyone working to implement social media for their organizations, what kind of questions do you haveRead… Read more »
Pretty cool to see GovLoop featured as a Top 50 public administration resource. Original post here: A public administrator needs all the resources available at his or her fingertips, including information about organizations, research, online interaction, public outreach and contact information for local, regional, national and even international resources. You’ll find the best of allRead… Read more »
Originally posted on my blog http://bonnieandyasmin.com Ok, I didn’t really go to space. I did, however, find my way down to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center where I will be working on an enterprise 2.0 project for the next few months. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is headquartered in Washington DC, and itsRead… Read more »
IMPLEMENTING THE MOVE ACT As I mentioned earlier, late last year President Obama signed into law the MOVE Act (Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act). Soon, 33 states will be using some form of Internet voting for their voters overseas, or UOCAVA voters (named after the 1986 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act). VotersRead… Read more »
Facebook continues to morph into the most massive social networking site known to man. As of a few days ago according to Facebook Statistics there are now over 500 million user accounts on this social networking monster. The amount of people on this site and the time people are participating (700 billion minutes monthly) onRead… Read more »
Danielle Brigida is the Digital Marketing Manager for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Her work has garnered national attention. She will be speaking at the Advanced New Media Strategies for Federal Government in October on “Monitoring and Measuring Traffic on New Media Sites.“ Danielle has been working at NWF for the past four years whereRead… Read more »
I was just reading this NextGov interview with Craigslist creator (and GovLoop Advisory Board Member) Craig Newmark, who is trying to raise awareness about President Obama’s open government and transparency efforts. The article begins: The Obama administration’s open government initiative is discussed regularly in some circles inside the Beltway, but travel just a few milesRead… Read more »
Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media and the orginator of the term “Web 2.0,” was interviewed by Shira Lazar on CBS News, answering questions about Code for America and “Gov 2.0.” Video Clip: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6725549n Does Tim capture your definition of Gov 2.0? What would you say about Gov 2.0 if you had 4 minutes onRead… Read more »
Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks When people hear the word networking, they often think of going to events and joining association. But just as important (if not more important) is networking at work. Work networking is different though and often happens in weird places. Here’sRead… Read more »