More and more government agencies are jumping on the social media bandwagon, but not all are starting with a social media policy. Some simply go forth and facebook, not realizing the ramifications of generating official information on a third party website. Are social media policies really needed? Yes. I’d like to use an analogy toRead… Read more »
I’ve had quite a number of conversations about social media strategy at the council recently, as well as with a number of people via twitter and other networks. So I thought I’d share my thinking on this and also share the strategy (co-developed by Martin Howitt) which I use to help others as well asRead… Read more »
Engagement is important when it comes to using Twitter but, you have a day job, right? A good way to keep your social network outlets up to date with fresh content is to get some help from RSS feeds from topics of your interest and other social media tools. For example on my Identika TwitterRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoop Community and welcome to my new blog. (cross posted from the AIIM Communities blog) Career Update: I am happy to announce that on January 18, 2011 I joined AIIM as the Manager of Systems of Engagement division under Jesse Wilkins, Director of Systems of Engagement. This team is a new business area forRead… Read more »
Many of us in the #gov20 space are trying to sort through the conundrum of #crisisdata, the result of seemingly endless Facebook posts, tweets, videos, photos and more. There’s great work going on at Crisis Commons and they’ve literally helped people and save lives. For those of us in emergency operations centers and joint informationRead… Read more »
I’ve just added a section to the wiki http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/SMEM_Initiative to identify SMEM goals and objectives – what we would like to achieve by IAEM 2011 (and beyond) – so we are able to then work backwards to develop a clear plan of action and collaborate across all initiatives, presentations, meetings, conferences, etc. Consider what weRead… Read more »
With all the cold weather we are having and snow and with more on the way, I thought I would generate a spring mood early! I have to admit the following content is not mine ( I am taking it from planetgreen.com) It offers wonderful suggestions. Get planting everyone, it will be warmer sooner thanRead… Read more »
Today an explosion at the power plant took out power around 6 am. No phones, no lights, no internet, no tv, no tweets (my cell phone does not have internet access). Hearing “explosion at power plant” gave the impression of days, not hours of darkness. One long swath from Elizabeth N.C. through Chesapeake VA wasRead… Read more »
The original version of this post can be found at acidlabs. Any comments you wish to make would be appreciated there. As a part of the research work I’m doing for my book, I’m reading radical economist, Umair Haque’s, The New Capitalist Manifesto. In it, Haque posits a set of Laws for the 21st CenturyRead… Read more »
Personal branding The idea of personal branding has gained popularity in the last couple of years. It seems to mainly be used to refer to one’s online identity—meaning, mostly, what hits come up if someone Googles your name. Like product branding, the personal brand includes a number of values and ideas. It includes what peopleRead… Read more »