MTV’s “unplugged” is a cool way to redo a song with a natual acustic sound. What about life. Can you unplug for a weekend? Really unplug. No cell phone. No iPod. No social media or computer. Take a day off – just a day. Is this a good idea ? Many digital natives (those whoRead… Read more »
Twitter’s 140 charecters (140 CHR$) limit is more restrictive than GovLoop. It does offer one advantage – follow. Its easy to see what a person is posting. This is far more refined than the broad “Lates Activity” – which is good! Should this be added ? Does it have a place here?
Hey GovLoopers! We’ve heard several of you ask for it before and now it’s finally here: the “Like” button. It’s super simple to use. You find the 2 (Yes, I said 2!) “Like” buttons at the bottom of every post. The first “Like” button is for on GovLoop. The Second is the normal Facebook “Like”Read… Read more »
Spoke to today to the Province of Ontario via Skype about Govloop. My presentation is below. Some cool notes-Province of Ontario has its own collaboration site – OpsPedia – based on WordPress/BuddyPress. Biggest issue for them is getting resources to succeed (right now it’s a part-time/side project)-Online consultation with citizens – required lots of approval,Read… Read more »
On Tuesday before the President’s State of the Union address, OpenGov and Gov 2.0 activists, journalists and organizers will gather for a GovLoop live chat, Gov 2.0 Radio podcast and collaborative document editing project to help define the movement and discuss where we need to go from here. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7:30 to 9 p.m.Read… Read more »
Originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog: 63 people on GovLoop you should know I have selected 63 people on GovLoop you should know. All are engaged to some extent on GovLoop, the Social Network for Government. They are from both the public and private sectors, on the state, local, and federal levels. Most are inRead… Read more »
Hey everyone – Happy New years! First of all I want to thank everyone for an amazing 2010 at GovLoop. We’ve spent the last few weeks highlighting the best of GovLoop content from blogs, discussions, to groups. But outside of great content, I’d love to thank everyone for what we’ve accomplished together this year asRead… Read more »
by Donna L. Quesinberry Wounded Warrior Examiner Since Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom began in 2003, tens of thousands of our service men and women have succumbed to battlefield wounds and are returning home with life-altering injuries. In collaboration with the USO, Examiner.com wants your help to say “thanks” to our nation’s Wounded Warriors. ReadRead… Read more »
This past Tuesday, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the GovLoop team in their Washington, DC, office (missed you, Andy!). We talked a lot about the design before I had to leave early; nine-month old twins puts a crimp in your night life. And one of the things that struck me was anRead… Read more »