A very interesting day of buzz over the new Twitter governmental liaison position, with everything from Act.ly petitions to a sort of Microsoft-O’Reilly Media-Twitter Gov 2.0 debate on Mark Drapeau’s blog. @Twitter opened on Monday the with a job post: http://bit.ly/twitgov … Track the #twitgov search … … Cue Wednesday: Mark Drapeau (one of Microsoft’sRead… Read more »
A conversation with Mark Malseed, executive editor of OhMyGov!, a media company documenting the rise of social media in politics and governance. Listen to internet radio with Gov20Radio on Blog Talk Radio
Just wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming Gov 2.0 Online Conference from O’Reilly happening March 11. This FREE two hour, interactive online conference will showcase international Gov 2.0 innovations being pioneered in Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, and more. The Gov 2.0 Online Conference is co-chaired by Gov 2.0 Expo chairs Mark DrapeauRead… Read more »
I’m still thinking a lot about the culture of anonymity of the old Web, and what it means for the collaborative nature of 2.0. Lots of smart people at GovLoop chimed in, some agreeing strongly with my rant against anonymous comments, some telling me I was off base. It’s an important issue, so I askedRead… Read more »
Today’s Daily Pipeline by the Partnership for Public Service shares a fascinating Op-Ed from Mark Everson in the New York Times. The long and short of the article is that true change would come to Washington only if people actually left the city. With government being centralized in Washington, it creates a serious risk forRead… Read more »