Recently Twitter announced (as reported in Mediabistro) that 100% of elected US Senators and 90% of Representatives were using Twitter, and mapped the country to show electorate coverage by state. I track the use of Twitter by Australian federal politicians through my Australians Politicians on Twitter Google spreadsheet (about 66% use the service), and decidedRead… Read more »
This article was written by Logan Harper, community manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Government’s online MPA programs. For more information on public administration degrees follow MPA@UNC on Twitter at @MPAatUNC. — It wouldn’t be called work if it were easy. No matter the work environment, occasional conflict isRead… Read more »
I’m so excited that my company’s Webinar Series is becoming more established. We received a lot of positive feedback on our last one. Instructor Bob Daniel gave an extremely perceptive explanation of why “Adopting new technologies is inevitable. Doing so successfully isn’t”. Every day new, “latest, greatest” technologies are announced and organizations, whether from withinRead… Read more »
Please join us Wednesday, February 6, 2013 as we welcome guest speaker Mark Zusman, editor of Portland’s Willamette Week. Event details are as follows: Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Location: Lakewood Center for the Arts Address: 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Mark has been editor ofRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff The recent quarterly financials from both Google and Apple are stunning. Google has revenues of $14.42B in this quarter, while Apple had revenues of $54.5B. Google returned earnings per share of $8.62 and $13.81 for Apple. Apple’s numbers did fall short of Wall Street’s expectations; however, they exceeded their own. Google’s showing 36Read… Read more »
One of my first jobs after coming back from the United States Marines Corps was an inside sales job, downtown in a family-owned men’s clothing store. I had no preconceived notions. In fact, I didn’t know what to expect. I wanted to earn money and I was determined to do my best. However, it didRead… Read more »
Last night I watched the documentary I’m Fine, Thanks. Long story short: A filmmaker travels across the U.S. interviewing people about chasing their dreams, escaping mediocrity traps, and defying convention. Simultaneously, he’s having an internal debate about quitting his real estate career and pursuing filmmaking full-time. We’ve all heard it before, many times. Don’t followRead… Read more »
UPCHUCK! Trader Joe’s raises price of ‘Two-Buck Chuck’ ELGL News and Notes Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Newest Members: Dan Blue, City of Gresham, Recycling and Solid Waste Program Manager Kenny Asher, City of Tigard, Community Development Director Upcoming Forums: January 24: ELGL Advisory Board Meeting January 29: ELGL Central OregonRead… Read more »
Part I and Part II – A Passion for Public Service with Rafael Baptista Submit In an evening in late December, I finally pushed the “Submit” button of the last of my applications for a Fall MPA (or, in one case, MBA/MPA) program. This single gesture capped months of preparation and hard work: from onlineRead… Read more »
In our daily lives, we are confronted with numerous opportunities and requests for sharing all sorts of things: our yard tools, our time, specific types of information. And in our daily lives, whether we’re asked to share a rake or an apple pie recipe, we quickly perform a complex calculation to determine if we areRead… Read more »