There is a lot of pseudo-scientific claptrap published about the future. There are people who carefully extrapolate trends, construct complex scenarios, weight many outcomes, some of whom necessarily get some things right through sheer chance, but many of whom appear to rely on nobody checking back from the future to see how well they did.Read… Read more »
A global police tweet-a-thon is going on right now. (hashtag #poltwt) However, the open and anonymous nature of Twitter is disrupting a thread of highly productive conversation. A hashtag was chosen and it didn’t take long before there were porn and clearly fake police postings popping up. I’ve participated in more than a few government-orientedRead… Read more »
Big data continues to be a hot topic in government. Yesterday, GovLoop, EMC, and Carahsoft took the discussion to the next level by hosting a live webinar Government Big Data: What’s Next? Topics ranged from how agencies are using analytics to manage data, making data more accessible, and innovative solutions to storing mass quantities ofRead… Read more »
This post has been updated to include Dan Chenok’s contributions. Gadi Ben-Yehuda Digital Currency Examined. I once described “Gov 2.0” as government’s activities in and regulation of the digital landscape. Learning that Treasury is going to be watching virtual currencies to check for money laundering, as the Wall Street Journal reports, is very Gov 2.0.Read… Read more »
I’m excited to be off to Toronto today (vacation) to deliver a pair of workshops to students at Humber College. As you likely know by now I am very particular about my presentations. I spend countless hours agonizing over images, placement, word choice and the relationship between the different elements; here’s what I’ve come upRead… Read more »
What a difference a few years can make. For the last few months, I think I’ve spent more time talking people out of using social media than talking them into it. The pendulum has swung the other way, especially in the marketing industry. Everyone wants to be everywhere. Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter Facebook, Vine, Foursquare, KloutRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Jawbone brings its UP fitness bracelet to Android, returns to Europe – I have a MotoACTV watch (as I’ve written often here), so I like to pay attention to this realm. The first Jawbone UP was a colossal failure, and onlyRead… Read more »
The Public Manager “The Public Manager” has just published its Winter 2012 edition. The whole issue focuses on how government embraces new social media tools. Contributors are among others: Andrew Krzmarzick, who talks about how government embraces social media as new communication tools; Scott Horvath (USGS), who presents an overview of the past, present andRead… Read more »
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has released a Big Data Strategy Issues Paper and, while it’s not clearly stated in the title of their blog post, is seeking public and industry comment until 5 April 2013. You can find the paper and the ways in which they are accepting comments and formal responses,Read… Read more »
I had another great day at the second day of the Troux Worldwide Conference and I’d like to run through some of the highlights. I’m going to try to be a little bit briefer then yesterday so I’m not going to give you a breakdown of all the sessions, just some of the things thatRead… Read more »