The doc was sewing me up when she said, “I’d like to do social media, but there is just too much with Facebook and Twitter and all those other things. I don’t know where to start.” My first thought was she should pay attention, I didn’t want to look like a football, but she’s aRead… Read more »
One of the things that I’ve realized over the last few years is that despite the fact that I’ve gained more experience, I’ve done more formal educations, taken trainings, and built a lot of personal capabilities, I seem to have trended towards more collaborative decision making. I now spend more time talking to people aboutRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Blocks, barriers and doorstops! Innovation in the NHS ✚ Review: Writing Kit for iPad POINT BREAK: 16 points of the cluetrain manifesto comms people need to know Investment in Place and People: Why I am looking for help funding a fantastic new Shoreditch Works space ImplementingRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week, I’ve notice a lot of articles about the future. And in that future: Chris Dorobek will be hosting a discussion on the future of citizen engagement. Government agencies can mine Twitter for crowd management, social weather, and emergency response. We will eat “the MyPlate Way” (actually, we can do that now).Read… Read more »
Fail to understand the changing landscape and very soon you won’t have a job. It’s something I’ve been banging on about for some time now and It’s true whether you are a journalist, comms person or a fifth generation pit prop maker in 1983. A bright person a few weeks ago told me that thereRead… Read more »
Oregon’s Secretary of State Kate Brown is seeking to make voter registration of individuals automatic. Brown’s plan, would allow Oregon to automatically register new voters at the time they apply for a driver’s license. Those new voters would initially be registered as unaffiliated with any political party. At a later date, they’d receive a postcardRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott I will admit to being a bit surprised a few days ago when the Navy announced that they plan to deploy lasers onboard the U.S.S. Ponce in 2014. Of course I know that Directed Energy has been an area of interest for decades, and that many DoD labs and defense contractors invest aRead… Read more »
Earlier this week I gave presentations at Canberra and Adelaide social media conferences from Akolade and at #Socadl – the regular meetup for South Australian social media enthusiasts. I’ve included my two presentations below, and they’re also available in my Slideshare page. Privacy and social media for Australian governments from Craig Thomler Government 2.0 –Read… Read more »
A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Don’t miss out on this in-depth look at successfully creating events accessible to all. From sign language interpreters to audio description, from restrooms to meetings rooms, presenter Betty Siegel of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will lead you through the steps. This willRead… Read more »
This article was originally published on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s online MPA program blog, Inside the MPA@UNC. — When people think of bureaucracy, thoughts of rules, regulations, “red tape,” or slow-moving actions may come to mind. But there can be benefits to bureaucratic approaches to management, and these benefits can resultRead… Read more »