10/28/2011 Reseach and Best Practices eNewsletter

ResearchTricks of the social media trade(10/26/2011) – A NewForeSeestudy Social Media Best Practices for the Federal government analyzes the state of social media in the federal government. Tips for boosting social media presence include the use of the Twitter “favorite” feature content and the use of playlists to organize videos on YouTube. The Tablet Revolution(10/25/2011)Read… Read more »

Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Users Engaged and On the Go

New data from comScore shows that not only are people checking their social networks (like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) from their phones, but they are actively engaging. In addition to reading posts, people are using their phones to add their own updates, post links and follow links to other content. Mobile Social Networking Activities 3Read… Read more »

This one’s for my old man (#movember)

Friends, As you may know my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer last February, he has since undergone surgery and to the best of our family’s knowledge he is currently cancer free. But we are never really free from the cancer are we? Fear, worry, reminders of what it has done – or worse whatRead… Read more »

Federal Coach: The Puck Stops Here

The Washington Capitals are off to their best start in team history. I’ve enjoyed watching the games on television with my nine-year-old son Jack, and he’s been thrilled with their performance after they flopped in the playoffs last year. While watching a game the other night, he asked, “Why is the team playing so muchRead… Read more »

Learn By Doing

When talking about leadership, Dick Davies said “leadership can not be taught – it can only be learned.” It caught me by surprise at the time, but has stayed with me as a fundamental in developing leaders. Learn by doing. In my youth, I wanted to learn to play tennis and read several books aboutRead… Read more »

Political law links for Tuesday, Nov. 1st

CAIN AND PRIVATE CHARITY ISSUES. The Post. “‘It looks like a law school exam on potential campaign-finance violations,’ said Lawrence H. Norton of Womble Carlyle, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission.” JOINT GUIDANCE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. From the House Ethics Committee. “While congressional redistricting is constitutionally mandated, the redistricting process is a stateRead… Read more »