Eric Meyer, author and internationally acclaimed expert in web standards, CSS and HTML, will deliver the opening keynote at the National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) 2009 National Conference. Meyer, author of numerous web development books, including Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, Eric Meyer on CSS and the CSS2.0 Programmer’s Reference, will also teachRead… Read more »
This is an easy blog entry. I’ve just scanned through the Twitter stream emerging from a conference session, removing duplication, so that we sitting at our desks can reap the highlights of what was said. Let me know what you think of the concept and the format. In this session, Jeff Braybrook and Thom KearneyRead… Read more »
At got geoint?, we like to think of ourselves as fairly forward-thinking when it comes to Web 2.0. We set up this blog and our accompanying Twitter handle, Facebook Fan Page and Linked-In group as a way to be an additional resource for the GEOINT community. We have often talked about how Twitter is aRead… Read more »
The Center is mentioned in an article in Government Executive by Alyssa Rosenberg about good government groups banding together to make government better. She writes, “despite their varied agendas, think tanks, nonprofits and associations are banding together under one overarching theme – to make government better. Like any Cabinet chief or agency leader, they areRead… Read more »
We had to put down one of our cats. Well, not even our cats, really. One of our older son’s cats. We have two sons. Lets call them Rebo and Zooty. (2 points for the obscure pop culture reference) Rebo is older by 2 years. He went away to college and left us his cat.Read… Read more »
As a follow-up to my Patent Office use of the ‘wisdom-of-the-crowd’ post: I went to a Web 2.0 Conference in Virginia a while back. I hopped the ‘business’ freight. James Surowiecki, author of ‘The Wisdom of Crowds’, described the anecdotal evidence that forms the backbone of his book. The internet has enabled a method toRead… Read more »
I forgot how smart Chris Carfi’s blog posts can be…I have to remember to read them more! I competed a certification course a few years back on Web 2.0/CRM and since then have been a big advocate of his work and ideas on customer-centricity. In fact, Paul Greenberg (CRM at the Speed of Light authorRead… Read more »
There is a big difference in running on a “change” ticket and actually having to implement “change” in the complex political landscape that is our great nation. President Obama is feeling this right now in full effect. While he pledged to stop the CIA’s involvement in secret defense and torture, a Justice Department official saidRead… Read more »
Several long-serving Interior Department staffers sat on stage behind Michelle Obama during her visit to department headquarters today. Their names and years of service are listed below: Michael Smith, Bureau of Indian Affairs – 48 years Gloria Mora, Bureau of Indian Affairs – 42 years Barbara Davis, Bureau of Indian Affairs – 46 years ThelmaRead… Read more »
Excerpt for govloop… To get the blog rolling, I think it would be best to level set what “The Rise of the Third Estate” really means. I will assume most interested readers will have a background in Social Media and what can be termed as Web 2.0 / Web 3.0, etc. It is my hopeRead… Read more »