Rebellion abounds today, how can Government’s capture the passion and sustain the movements? I wrote this piece earlier this Summer for the Lower House of Congress in Mexico in anticipation of my publishing deal for my upcoming book, “Rebel Technology”. I wanted to publish it again given the events in Libya and what will potentiallyRead… Read more »
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Change Afoot?
Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar’s democratic opposition, smiles to supporters before leaving Shwemawdaw Pagoda at Bago As the air of change surrounds me, I am hopeful that there indeed are signs of change in Burma as well. It appears that Aung San Suu Kyi is being allowed to travel the country freely to discuss realRead… Read more »
Sometimes Potholes Never Die
Pothole in the Middle East I have had my blog in stasis for a few months now due to some circumstances beyond my control. That will be ending very soon. Thanks to all of you for your well wishes and undying support. You are all incredible. I will be setting some of my old functionsRead… Read more »
White House Announces Steven VanRoekel as Next U.S. Federal CIO
It was just announced that Steven VanRoekel is the next Federal CIO replacing Vivek Kundra (NYTimes andAlex Howard piece) Van Roekel spent the last couple years at FCC working on the FCC.gov reboot and a number of high profile #gov20 initiative and before then worked as a Microsoft executive. I’ve been a big fan ofRead… Read more »
I Will Leave Facebook (But not Twitter) for Good – You Will, Too
Tomorrow, I am chairing the Social Media in Government Conference, produced by the Advanced Learning Institute, so I won’t be on GovLoop nearly as much as I should, though I will be on Twitter. There’s been a lot of coverage of Google+ both on GovLoop and around the Web. People are making all sorts ofRead… Read more »
Week (and a half) in review 7/6/2011
Lots of social media news the past week, from Google + launching to the Obama Twitter town hall. Sorry for the late post, makes for a longer list. Here’s the recap: My talk with Tim Farley on Sirius/XM radio. #AskObama: How’d That Go? [UPDATED] | techPresident http://bit.ly/rmpbry via @nclarkjudd RT @aneeshchopra: First official tweet –Read… Read more »
Using social media for non-traditional forms of scholarship
During the last year I was a frequent guest speaker at different University-wide lecture series to talk about my research findings but also my personal use of social media applications as a scholar. I reported about the diverse social media applications I have tested (and abandoned) in the classroom, but also provided insights into howRead… Read more »
Oklahoma, where the tech comes sweepin’ down the plain…
There is a conference going on right now in Oklahoma (Gov 2.0a) related to government and technology… The second annual Gov 2.0a conference is focused on applications of technology to government problems. The conference will be a forum to learn about successful Gov 2.0 applications through case studies, to learn about best practices for GovRead… Read more »
Insulate Open Government Efforts From Budget Cuts
To be successful over the long-term, Open Government efforts can’t be a separate line item on the balance sheet With the recent news that several major Open Government efforts including USASpending.gov, Data.gov, and FedSpace may be shut down due to budget cuts and that the Pentagon has disbanded their social media office, many people inRead… Read more »
GL Chat – Enchanting in the Face of Adversity – Highlights from Guy Kawasaki talk
“If you’re not failing every now and then, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative” – Woody Allen We had an awesome live video chat with Guy Kawasaki today about “How Government Can Be Enchanting?” Well, I’d better preface that to say we had awesome content …but had technical difficulties with getting videoRead… Read more »