Was scrolling through the GovLoop member pages the other day. Not stalking…just doing a little research on how the site is being used. In poking around, I stumbled on at least half a dozen profiles of friends and colleagues that I hadn’t realized were on GovLoop. That was cool. The downer was that only aRead… Read more »
Anyone near Tucson this weekend, needs to come check out our village’s Mountain Empire Wine, Dine & Unwind http://bit.ly/12qXim! Three rural communities are crowdsourcing a great time. My sister’s cafe is having a murder mystery dinner for $30 a person that includes a four course meal, matched wines, and the mystery. http://www.cafesonoita.com I’ll be servingRead… Read more »
From Macworld.com Twitter “”twitpocalypse”” affects Mac, iPhone apps The surging popularity of the Twitter messaging service has broken at least one Twitter client application and affected another as a part of what is being called “the Twitpocalypse.” Each message on Twitter is assigned a unique identification number. On Friday evening, the number of tweets exceededRead… Read more »
Why did you join government? 57% Mission 7% Money 11% Stability 7% Benefits 18% I fell into it Be sure to catch this weeks poll.
Continuing our exercise in developing a performance management framework, a summary of the necessary steps for a successful program follows: 1. Report performance metric data on pre-defined schedule. 2. Analyze data for troubling trends or missed targets. Operationally research root cause of problems. 3. Provide corrective action for metrics where target was missed or dataRead… Read more »
I have been following the events as they unfold in Iran today via twitter – It is a remarkable use of the technology – The Iranian students asking for help from U.S. Many students posting minute by minute updates on what is happening where they are. America wear green tomorrow for freedom in Iran. SpreadRead… Read more »
Twitter @kpkfusion As evidenced by the National Dialogue, Recovery.gov, data.gov and the Open Dialogue, government is “ramping up” for a feverish pace of Gov 2.0 adoption. But as also evidenced by early experiences (and failures) with Gov 2.0, are we as government and as a country doing the right thing, making the best decisions –Read… Read more »
There’s a nifty collection of public/private sector guidelines & context for managing staff who participate in social networks here.
Hello! Today’s tweet summary is very light. The hot topic seemed to be Crisis Camp, and @dlblack did a great job updating us. My favorite post was by @JackHolt “If you (fed agency) aren’t managing your social media and identity, someone else will.” And, if your agency is not, shoot me a note if youRead… Read more »
Cartoon by Nikahang Kosar First they came for the newspapers, like they always do. Then they went after the opposition’s leaders, like they always do. Then they shut down the TV, like they always do. Then they cut the telephone lines including the mobile networks. Then they slowed down the internet and tried to blockRead… Read more »