Thanks so much to Vanessa Casavant for agreeing to be the member of the week this week! How did you get involved in journalism and public affairs? I was actually a really disengaged citizen living in NYC at the age of 21 and pursuing an acting career. I had a temp position in downtown ManhattanRead… Read more »
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Reconceptualizing Cyber War
Recently I have been gettin dropped into conversations on cyber security. It is an interesting conundrum that is only going to get thornier as Agencies begin to embrace and implement the web 2.0, new media, and transparency agenda of the new administration. As the notion of cyber war has gained traction people have been lookingRead… Read more »
International School on Digital Transformation
Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent graduates from around the world with an interest in how digital technologies are changing societies and the world asRead… Read more »
Getting started with Twitter in Australian government
Republished from eGovAU. Twitter has emerged as a significant channel for breaking news, announcement and discussions on political, social, environmental and commercial topics. Over the last three years the service has grown to over 25 million users globally, including many senior business, political and entertainment figures. In fact it’s been the fastest growing online channel,Read… Read more »
Leadership: The Key to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Following is the text of a speech I delivered at the closing session of the 10th Southern Interdisciplinary Roundtable on African Studies (SIRAS) at Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, April 4, 2009. Africa is a continent of remarkable contrasts. On the one hand, it has some of the world’s richest deposits and collections of resourcesRead… Read more »
Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink
• Newspaper to be available only on messaging service • Experts say any story can be told in 140 characters Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, the sensationally popular socialRead… Read more »
A Must Read Critic of “Web 2.0” As a Mechanism for Market Exploitation
Lost track of the number of times I nodded in agreement with this critique. Especially valuable for me is the lesson that investing so much hope in the hype – wanting the effects of social computing to be dramatic, immediate, and revolutionary – serves to limit the real potential and imagination we might otherwise harnessRead… Read more »
2.0 Opportunity Framework – A Model for Consultants
The following is a rough sketch of a framework I began developing months back attempting to explain and rationalize the different types of opportunities available to a consultant or consultancy in the “2.0” space. I thought I might subject it GovLoop’s collective critique both her and on my blog in the hopes of starting someRead… Read more »
Get Hired
Still working on this…Email me with suggestions….More to come… Many GovLoop members are seeking employment and wonder what might be the tricks to finding a job here on GovLoop. Here are a few ideas: 1. Post a notice in the Job sections – similar to Craigslist. There are people looking for jobs and job seekersRead… Read more »
Fundamental questions on government participation
I’ve been a political activist most of my life; researching the interaction between the Internet and social policy for a couple decades since I entered the computer field. So I’ve been trying to look beyond immediate tactical problems for fundamental dilemmas and decisions gov workers have to make. I’d love to get comments on thisRead… Read more »