In the lift at work: “Hi, you’re @loulouk aren’t you? I’m @xxxxxx. I thought I should introduce myself, I keep hearing your name around the people I work with” “Oh yeah, I’m the dork” “You’re in a room full of them” Later in the day in Tibits: “So what are you nerd about then” “Trains,Read… Read more »
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On the Public Record with Heather Kerrigan, GOVERNING Correspondent
Heather Kerrigan, Correspondent, GOVERNING Author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter Heather on the World Wide Web: Twitter: @governing; Facebook: Governing; E-Newsletter: Public Workforce Background Check on Heather Heather Kerrigan is the author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter and a contributor to the print publication. the Public Workforce newsletter identifies significant developments and trends in areasRead… Read more »
Announcing the CTOvision Podcast Series
By BobGourley CTOvision.com, a blog focused on the needs of interprise decision-makers, provides technology context and assessments via newsletters, blog posts, white papers and social media feeds. With this post we are announcing our latest offering, a podcast series which captures content you can listen to on the go. One of the great things aboutRead… Read more »
Let’s crowdsource the Style Manual for government
The Australian Government Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th Edition image via Wiley Press When I joined the Australian Public Service in 2006, one of the first manuals I was made aware of was the Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers. The Style Manual was the bible for communications professionals and seniorRead… Read more »
01.30.13 Your Morning Buzz
Digital Shorts Return to Saturday Night Live With “YOLO” ELGL News and Notes Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Newest Members: Franziska Edwards, City of Beaverton, Project Specialist Fern Elledge, Portland State University, MPA Student Upcoming Forums: February 6: ELGL forum with Mark Zusman, Willamette Week Editor The High Five 5 WaysRead… Read more »
We the People vs the Original One Percent
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal,” but what happens thereafter is subject to circumstance. When it comes to the concept of the “One Percent,” which emerged in the collective consciousness out of the Occupy Movement, perhaps for the words “all men” and “equal” are nuanced terms. In theRead… Read more »
Call for Nominations for the John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement
Nomination materials for the 2013 Saltmarsh Award are due Monday, April 8, 2013. The award is given in recognition of exemplary early-career leaders who are advancing the wider civic engagement movement through higher education to build a broader public culture of democracy. In an effort to recognize, support and encourage the next generation of leadersRead… Read more »
Should We Give People Free IPads?
Over the last few days I’ve been exposed to two ideas that interest me in how each demonstrates the need to properly vet an idea. (As an aside for for all of you familiar with MMORPGs: I figure if life was a game, “Vetting an Idea” would be considered a passive ability for those inRead… Read more »
How to Train the Young of Today and Tomorrow
I never thought I’d admit to this, but I have discovered this, believe it or not, in the college English writing class that I teach. It is almost as if the students don’t have a real sense of the past. They cling to the here and now that technology is what makes life civilized andRead… Read more »
Does My Email Service Provider Make Me Look Old
I recently asked a defense contracting recruiter if a job applicant with an AOL, Hotmail or Yahoo email address pegged them as out-of-date. Her immediate response was, “No not at all,” and she walked away. But then this 30-something recruiter turned around and said, “But when I was looking for a job last year IRead… Read more »