Up in the cloud!

Public Sector Partner Briefing – Government Track 27th of Sep London, Wonderful time of the year in London, drizzly pleasant weather – Fall is well on its way! MS campus in Reading is where partners from the UK and around the world were invited to a full-day public sector partner briefing. The agenda included plenaryRead… Read more »

eMetrics Day 3: Do they just not care about Government, or do they just not get it?

[No Government/Non-commerce track in today’s final day of the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in Arlington] Sitting in the Web Analytics Association membership meeting on the 3rd day of the eMetrics conference. Wondering if the WAA really doesn’t care about its Government members, or if they just don’t get how we’re different. Even the committee reportsRead… Read more »

Can the power of the Web help solve the world’s most pressing problems?

Gov 2.0 has often been defined by its utility to help citizens or agencies solve problems, either for individuals or the commons. That’s what the giants of the Web 2.0 era have been able to do successfully outside of the government world, and that’s the paradigm that many Gov 2.0 events have been exploring. InRead… Read more »

Great uses of Twitter at conferences

I had the pleasure of attending the Monitoring Social Media conference in Boston yesterday. While I was there to discuss Social CRM, I took the opportunity to listen to a number of other speakers. All of the speakers were great. However, Aafia Chaudhry, CEO, JuvoLab & Founding Partner, Noesis, did a really nice job presentingRead… Read more »

PMF Info on GovLoop

Effective immediately, I will begin crossposting the PMF Info blog on GovLoop. What this means for those of you who follow the blog is that there will be two places to engage in conversation, but it also creates an interesting privacy situation for you to navigate. To the extent possible, I will preserve your anonymityRead… Read more »

Day 2 of eMetrics Better for Govies

The Government/Non-Commerce track picked up Tuesday. Reps from the Diabetes Association and Seattle’s Swedish Hospital spoke about site improvements that focused on customers’ top tasks (that may not have been what they thought their sites’ top tasks were/should be). Mike Edson of the Smithsonian gave us 10 “Jedi Mind Tricks for Measuring and Optimizing LoftyRead… Read more »

Increasing “Jointness” and Reducing Duplication in DoD Intelligence

(The views on this blog do not reflect necessarily the views of any client or employer – Dr. Bordeaux is solely responsible for the material posted to this GovLoop blog. This blog should not be considered reflective of an official position on the part of anyone other than John Bordeaux.) When the Secretary of DefenseRead… Read more »

Career Advice: Escaping the Overqualified/Underqualified Cycle

In the Discussions section of GovLoop, a member asks this question: “I am overqualified for the basic entry-level, no experience positions because of education and other skills like languages, programs etc., and underqualified for one step higher positions due to the lack of experience. . . . My questions is how to escape the neverRead… Read more »

E2E: What Can You Expect?

You’ve been hearing a lot lately about the President’s Hiring Reform Initiative but you probably haven’t seen too much of it yet. What can you expect? The “Go Live” date is November 1, 2010. At that point, Federal vacancy announcements must abide to: · Eliminate written essay-style questions (KSAs) · Allow individuals to apply withRead… Read more »