Soon I’ll be headed down south to the fine state of Georgia to attend AFCEA’s TechNet Augusta 2013 government conference. My last government event was AFCEA West 2013 in San Diego, and I hope this trip will be as enlightening and useful. While looking forward to meeting with our customers from nearby Fort Gordon, IRead… Read more »
In the time-crunched, information-overloaded, do-more-with-less world we work in, maintaining the right level of social media engagement is a daunting proposition. For individuals and organizations just getting started, it can be completely overwhelming – there’s so much to do! This post strives to reduce some of the barriers to social media engagement by illustrating theRead… Read more »
Cricket? That’s pints of beer, the smack of leather on willow English summer days, isn’t it? When I played for a 4th team in the North Staffs League it was also vicious grudge matches, a batsman who could only score fours and sixes and cows at cow corner. My greatest contribution? Probably to persuade theRead… Read more »
Are you starting a new business? Building a brand? Seeking to turn around a declining brand? Then innovate. Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Innovation is what makes you, your culture, your value proposition, your products and services, your customer experience and everything else about your brand unique. It’sRead… Read more »
The Queensland Government is currently running their first Premier’s Award for Open Data, a competition designed to encourage and support the use of data released by the government and raise awareness of how it can add value to the community. Open data competitions are no longer new for Australia, however it is great to seeRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my blog, Social Media Strategery. College students across the country are in the midst of moving back to college for the fall semester. In between partying, traveling, club activities, sports, Greek commitments, and jobs, some will also be attending classes. Those lucky enough to be taking a PR class shouldRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Will the Bill and Mary show have a happy ending? [good stuff on high streets] The web giants pumping us for information – by @jjn1 Filling an empty shop with photos and technology | Creative Communities Banish the trolls but web debate needs anonymity – @jjn1Read… Read more »
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing“ — Edmund Burke. America and our allies would be wise to heed Burke’s warning in regard to the ongoing slaughter in Syria by Bashar al-Assad, the megalomaniac of the Middle East. Appeasing Assad through military inaction only damages America’sRead… Read more »
In May 2010 Nicholas Gruen of the Australian Gov 2.0 Taskforce published The last post: now for the main event – you! In July 2010 Lindsay Tanner issued the Declaration of Open Government. In many ways Australia was leading the way. We all knew hard work lay ahead, but the outlook was rosy. Open data,Read… Read more »
Things started out pretty well for the stock market in August, but it didn’t take long to fall victim to the summer doldrums and give us its typical seasonally below average performance. There were some ups and down, but last week’s 1.8% to 3.2% losses in the TSP stock Funds cemented the final negative returnsRead… Read more »