Archive for April, 2009

Federal Government Social Network hits 10,000 members!

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

For all those people that complain that the Federal government doesn’t get Web 2.0 and social media, there are 10,000 Federal employees who would like to politely disagree. GovLoop.com describes itself as the “the premier online community for government employees.” Having reached the 10,000 member mark last week, the social network has gained traction and [...]

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Smart agency

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I don’t usually use our agency blog to promote a competitor, but I just read an interview with Adam Kleinberg of interactive agency Traction, and I felt compelled to share some of his really sharp comments.
 
I think Adam is spot-on in his vision of the agency of the future, writing “Interactive, obviously. But more so, I think [...]

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Government 2.0 and Gov 2.0 Camp

Monday, April 13th, 2009

This is the first in a series of posts I plan to do on issues relating to Government 2.0. The first issue is to try to get an idea of what Gov 2.0 is.

On its most basic level, Gov 2.0 is the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by governments to improve their [...]

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Adam Carolla’s Podcast

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

As an life-long Angelino, I listen to my fair share or radio – both music and talk formats. While not a regular listener, I would occasionally listen to the syndicated Adam Carolla show, broadcast from LA on the former FM talk radio station KLSX. Growing up in LA, I’ve listened to Adam since his days [...]

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RT = FWD?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

You know this story – when someone first gets on email, they start forwarding you every “Did you know?” email and chain letter they receive. It’s a natural process – newcomers to email get a flood of information that they haven’t previously had access to and they think it’s wonderful. On top of that, some [...]

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Accessibility is the New Green!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

I just read a great article on T+D (Training and Development) on the critical mass that is being reached in regards to accessibility. The author, Paul Harris, starts his piece by heralding the results of a very cool collaborative between Microsoft, Sonata Software Ltd, and the Digital Accessible Information SYstem (DAISY) Consortium to create an add-on to [...]

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