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…. and it’s time. We’re well into the “dip your LE toes into the Twitter stream” modus operandi. It’s time for real leverage of a great platform. If you’re among the +/- 1,000 agencies that I follow on Twitter, about 4/5 of you tweet. But the ones who really use Twitter the way it’s intended, are just a very few. The call to action It’s... [read more]
Inspired by the excellent Joanne Jacobs at the recent Likeminds event in Exeter to think more about the role of games and game play in solving problems and creating solutions. I started to think about how Government in general could be seen as a game so that we could not only engage people in the problems and challenges we all face but... [read more]
In an attempt to get government agencies more involved on Facebook, the social network has launched a new page, Facebook and Government. While the page is still new and largely devoid of content, it’s easy to see how this page could soon become a great resource for many agencies that use Facebook to communicate with citizens. Could this... [read more]
I was watching earlier this evening the National Geographic Channel documentary Unabomber: The Secret History. And I was reminded that the FBI's decision, quite controversially, to publish the Unabomber's manifesto was in fact a very early instance of a government organization trusting in the power of collaborative social networks.... [read more]
I’m a Facebook junkie. It’s the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing I look at before I go to bed. I visit it several times during the day. Why? Because I love the day-to-day updates from my friends and family. It helps me keep in touch with them. It’s a place where I know I’m going to be with people I know (at... [read more]
The Policy Network (a voluntary association of local government policy officers) wishes to let a contract to revitalise the network, particularly through social media and face to face events. (As well as working for the IDeA, I am on the Board of the Network.) The attached tender to develop the Policy Network gives more detail but... [read more]
We’ve been trying-out Yammer at work (Brighton & Hove City Council) to experiment with social media internally. Yammer is a microblogging, social network, discussion board and knowledge base service for organisations. Yammer networks are for organizational use with everyone using the same company e-mail address. You can access... [read more]
Image by brothergrimm via Flickr The Tories are very reluctant to spell out much about the policies this far in advance of a likely general election. As a result they keep sending out mixed signals on what they will actually do if elected, which are usually not picked up in the press.An example would be David Cameron's high profile anti-... [read more]
Around the world governments are struggling to understand and address some of the age-old issues that have been accelerated by the intranet.One attracting particularly high attention is the protection of young people from illegal and inappropriate material, cyberstalking, cyberbullying and, sometimes, themselves.Various governments are... [read more]
Had an amazing time at the Personal Democracy Forum in NYC last week. More than once I felt my head exploding with new thoughts. In this program full of great thinking and new ideas, danah boyd's talk on "The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online" was probably the most referenced, and one that struck a nerve.boyd began with questioning... [read more]
James Carafano, from the Heritage Foundation, writes that government's Web 2.0 efforts are lagging--especially regarding safeguarding and strengthening American society. While the White House as well as many federal agencies are experimenting with social networking tools, their efforts are unguided by sound research or clear and... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
Maybe they'll get it right this year, they can't afford to fail again, the competition is too tight on the electric car market. Sure there's still room for breakthroughs, I read some interesting articles about it on www.partsgeek.com, we should expect some interesting electric car technologies in ...
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