One Touch Disaster Recovery pulication
Hi, Check out my publication on One Touch DR on SANS http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/recovery/ All comments are welcome.
CityCampSF, Oct. 16 – Sign Up Now!
Are you interested in the future of civic engagement, emerging media and Gov 2.0 innovations? CityCampSF, Saturday, October 16, 9 to 6, is an unconference where we will: Bring together municipal employees, experts, programmers, designers, citizens and journalists to share perspectives and insights about San Francisco and the Bay Area cities in which we liveRead… Read more »
From Public Servant to Public Insurgent
Cross posted from eaves.ca. Are you a public insurgent? Today, a generation of young people are arriving into the public service familiar with all sorts of tools – especially online and social media driven tools – that they have become accustomed to using. Tools like wikis, survey monkeys, doodle, instant messaging or websites like wikipedia,Read… Read more »
Are you ready for some PMF?
I’ve totally forgotten how busy the school year can be. It’s already been non- stop and its not yet October. Speaking of October, the PMF application will be available from October 1-15th. I’m getting ready to open up that application and get working on it this weekend and next week. Compared to last year, thereRead… Read more »
10 reasons why online social media are critical to democratic governance (pt.1)
The Web has transformed and continues to transform how government serves and relates to its citizenry. With the spread of broadband internet access now in 66% of American homes according to the Pew Research Center, some futurists have predicted that without access to the web, citizens may eventually lose touch entirely with the ability toRead… Read more »
Can you use Social Media to create better products and services?
Yes, I know many of us have discussed concepts like value co-creation for some time. However, as the business value of social networks is explored by an ever-growing audience I find myself revisiting, and rethinking, many concepts. An old co-worker of mine asked me about running beta programs on social networks and I wanted toRead… Read more »
How Enterprise 2.0 is Like a Get Rich Quick Scheme
A pencil can be used to write, as a test of manhood (a first grader showing how strong he is by breaking it), and as a murder weapon (I have never seen this, but I am sure it could happen). A book can be used to enlighten, kill a cockroach or as fuel for aRead… Read more »
Dear Mom and Dad: Having Fun at Camp CFC
Dear Mom and Dad, I am having a “Wonderful Time” at Camp CFC! The counselors are nice…and the food is “great”! This is the “best adventure” that I’ve had in a long time! We are all having an “awesome” time!!! I like everybody…and everybody likes me!!! All of us have been placed on “teams”…there isRead… Read more »
Could Enterprise 2.0 Have Prevented Apollo 13?
“Houston, we have a problem…” While many now consider the determination and ingenuity displayed during the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts to be one of NASA’s finest hours, could it have been prevented altogether if NASA had had the benefits of the type of robust internal social network made possible by today’s technology? TheRead… Read more »
Only 6% of Tweets are Retweeted – Twitter Engagement Study
Recently Sysomos conducted a Twitter study focusing on how tweets are retweeted and responded to. They analyzed 1.2 billion tweets to analyze the pattern of @ replies and retweets. Some of the highlights of the study are: 71% of all tweets are not retweeted or responded to. Only 6% of tweets are retweeted. 23% ofRead… Read more »