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Next Generation Advertising: iAds and Promoted Tweets
Posted by: Leigh George, Director of Strategy Apr 27, 2010
When both Apple and Twitter announced new advertising platforms, I admit, I got more than a little nervous. One of the things I love about Twitter and my mobile apps is that I can engage with the brands I love without companies pushing their products and services on me. I wondered, in a time where...
Why I’m Employed: Social Networking Sites and Google, the New Model for Finding a Job
Posted by: Daniel Dahlman, Branding & Social Media Assistant Jan 26, 2010
As the world’s financial institutions crumbled, unemployment skyrocketed, and the class of 2009 graduated in perfect sync, most of my friends and I let out deep sighs, swallowed our new and fragile feelings of adulthood, and moved back in with Mom and Dad. While home cooked meals and finding...
App Contest How-to Guide, Plus a New Contest from USDA
Posted by: Natalya Minkovsky, Senior Strategist Jan 25, 2010
A few months ago, I shared my excitement about DC’s Apps for Democracy contest, which yielded almost 50 apps in 30 days using the District’s open data. Well, if your government agency or organization wants to repeat the success of Apps for Democracy, you now have a handy step-by-step guide,...
Rock Creek Roundup (January 8 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Jan 08, 2010
BroadbandMatch facilitates collaboration, the U.S. Census Bureau uses social media to spread information and education, a social media pro reminds us of the power of listening, and OhMyGov recaps the government social media stories, all in our first Rock Creek Roundup of 2010.
—Government...
Rock Creek Roundup (December 31 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Dec 31, 2009
The Obama Administration releases visitor logs, Mark Drapeau shares Gov 2.0 predictions, Venture Beat tips its hat to some NYC apps, and OhMyGov.com announces great federal blogs, all in this, the last edition of the Rock Creek Roundup in 2009. Happy New Year and see you in 2010!
—This week,...
Rock Creek Roundup (December 18 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Dec 18, 2009
This week, the Rock Creek Roundup brings requests for dashboard help from the White House, a newly revamped website from the Department of State, a bevy of bold predictions about Gov. 2.0, and a new government-focused offering from Microsoft. Let’s take a look:
—As we passed along last week, the...
Rock Creek Roundup (December 11 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Dec 11, 2009
The White House gives agencies 45 days to begin transparency efforts, the SAVE Qward announces its four finalists, a team from MIT solves the DARPA Red Balloon Challenge in a mere nine hours, and Greg Finn shares 12 Social Media Resolutions, all in this week’s Rock Creek Roundup:
—Earlier this...
Rock Creek Roundup (December 4 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Dec 04, 2009
Facebook visits the nation’s capital, Spacebook’s project manager shares secrets to social media success, NY reaches out to gamers with emergency messages, and a Harvard Business School prof shares his take on Web 2.0, all in this week’s Rock Creek Roundup:
- Want to learn more about developing...
Rock Creek Roundup (November 20 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Nov 20, 2009
This week’s Rock Creek Roundup covers topics ranging from data accessibility and availability to “unfriending,” with an enlightening interview with Bev Godwin thrown in for good measure. Let’s take a look:
• When it comes to government transparency, the name of the game is data accessibility,...
Rock Creek Roundup (November 13 Edition)
Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Nov 12, 2009
The State Department raises the transparency bar, HHS and the CDC team up with Google to make finding flu shots easier, observers discuss social media predictions for 2010, and technology partners announce the Great American Hackathon in the name of open government, all in this week’s version of...
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