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Taking the White House to the People
Posted by: Scott Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal May 01, 2009
All I can say is wow.
From the announcement:
“Technology has profoundly impacted how – and where – we all consume information and communicate with one another. WhiteHouse.gov is an important part of the Administration’s effort to use the internet to reach the public quickly and...
Swine Flu Communication Kudos
Posted by: Amy Hooker, Director of New Media Apr 29, 2009
As the top news story on the nightly news and CNN.com, the swine flu, or H1N1, epidemic has dominated the headlines since last weekend. And to say that there’s been a lot of chatter online would be an understatement. Nielsen reports that on April 27th, “swine flu” was mentioned on Twitter one...
Ten Tweeting Tips from the Feds
Posted by: Amy Hooker, Director of New Media Apr 22, 2009
Network World recently put together a great collection of Twitter tips from federal agencies that are leading the Gov 2.0 social media charge. Calling on new media professionals from the National Academy of Public Administration, the Defense Information Systems Agency, the General Services...
Gov 2.0: Highlights from “Government Services in the 21st Century”
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Apr 17, 2009
Last night I attended a talk given by Anthony D. Williams, author of Wikinomics, on “Government Services in the 21st Century: Harnessing Technology and the New Workforce to Improve Performance.” The event was part of the Georgetown Public Policy (GPPI) Dialogue series. During the event, I was...
A Top Secret Wikipedia for the Intelligence Community
Posted by: Amy Hooker, Director of New Media Apr 15, 2009
With more than 900,000 pages,100,000 accounts, and 5,000+ page edits per day, the intelligence community that skeptically welcomed CIA information-sharing wiki Intellipedia back in 2006 is now fully embracing it.
Arguably the CIA’s most successful foray (that we know of) into Web 2.0...
Unlocking Excellence in Gov 2.0: TSA’s Idea Factory
Posted by: Amy Hooker, Director of New Media Apr 15, 2009
No matter what personal complaints I may have about having to take off my shoes or pour my shampoo into an “approved” three-ounce bottle, I’m still willing to give credit where credit is due. And in this case, the kudos go to the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) for using social media in...
A Week of New Media Action
Posted by: Scott Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal Apr 07, 2009
Last week saw so much new media action that I don’t even know where to begin! But here it goes anyway:
SUNDAY: On Sunday, I noticed that the omnipresent SBA goodwill ambassador Jack Bienko had tweeted about the “really cool projects that Rock Creek Marketing is working on—Go SBA 8a firms!!!!”...
Gov 2.0 Camp a Turning Point for Open Government
Posted by: Scott Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal Mar 30, 2009
You could practically hear the barriers starting to crumble on Friday and Saturday as 500 social media visionaries and practitioners convened at DC’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts for the Gov 2.0 barcamp.
Jack Bienko, the highly-caffeinated Marlboro man of the SBA said it best when he...
Is the 8(a) Program Still Relevant In a New Era?
Posted by: David Rinaldo, Chief Operating Officer Mar 25, 2009
Many government program managers and contracting officers are under significant pressure to meet their small business award goals. There is no better vehicle to accomplish this than the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program. Unfortunately, government procurement through the 8(a) program,...
Ask the President: A Smart Mix of Mediums
Posted by: Amy Hooker, Director of New Media Mar 20, 2009
Yesterday, a friend mentioned to me that The Nation, the Personal Democracy Forum and The Washington Times have teamed up to create a site called Ask the President. The site urges visitors to submit questions that they would like President Obama to answer. Site users can submit questions via text...
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