Hello, I’m back
We are back in business and got internet access again (after 6 weeks cut off). Welcome world, its lonely in the saddle when the horse is out….
Check out the new NIST YouTube Channel!
http://www.youtube.com/usnistgov NIST solves science and technology problems today so that U.S. industry and science can produce the improved products, services, and technologies of tomorrow. From atomic clocks and online banking to mammograms and cellphones, NIST supports U.S. innovation through research, standards, business services, and other programs. Name: NIST City: Gaithersburg MD / Boulder CO Country:Read… Read more »
The Ideal Professional Network
How do you know what a good professional “network” looks like? Is it the quality of information sharing? Is it the professional connections you can make? Is it the personal connections you can make? Is it the access you have to new opportunities? Is it the ability to add a line to your resume? YGLRead… Read more »
Mars Rover Tweeter Shares Her Experience with Using Social Media to Promote Gov. 2.0
How can Social Media transform government? What role does Social Media play in achieving government transparency? A panel of experts recently met in Mountain View, California to discuss ways Social Media can change federal and local government. The discussion centered around various strategies and the participants shared their experiences of current Social Media usage inRead… Read more »
Goverati Stand Tall
Cross-posted on Communicators Anonymous There has been quite a bit of talk lately about the “goverati” – a term coined by Dr. Mark Drapeau. “What is the goverati? It is made up of people with first-hand knowledge of how the government operates, who understand how to use social software to accomplish a variety of governmentRead… Read more »
Information Sharing in Government vs. Open-Source; Web 2.0, NIEM and Outer Space
I had the privilege of spending many hours over the past several days immersed in expert discussion about Information Sharing, from several different perspectives. In the “open source” Web 2.0 community (at last week’s Potomac Techwire Internet Outlook 2009 event), the consensus seems to be that there’s a short period of “wait and see” aheadRead… Read more »
Twittering of Historical Events…Totally Brilliant!
Check out http://twitter.com/cdarwin where you can follow the tweets of Charles Darwin on the Beagle. So what other historical events might be educational/amusing using this methodology?
Web 2.0 White paper
A quick review from: http://freegovinfo.info/node/2434 An interesting new white paper contrasts “Public Media 1.0” (public broadcasting, cable access, nonprofit satellite set-asides) with “Public Media 2.0” (multiplatform, participatory, centered around informing and mobilizing networks of engaged users). It says that “the individual user has moved from being an anonymous part of a mass to being theRead… Read more »
The Net is the World’s Largest Library. The Problem is That all the Books are on the Floor
Traditionally, metadata adds structure to otherwise unstructured content. Modern systems open the possibility of unstructured metadata. Rating systems and folksonomies both fall into this category. These user generated finding aids give designers and content specialists, especially those who work in libraries, 😉 pause. We have to: * determine whether our projects would benefit from lowerRead… Read more »
The Mask: How much of yourself do you show at the office?
When I was first asked to blog in the early days of GovLoop, I thought it sounded like fun but wondered what I’d write about every week. After all, being a government employee isn’t really part of my self-identity. It’s just my job. Sure, I enjoy my job well enough and have a strong workRead… Read more »