Monthly Archives: February 2010
Tech delegation explores Siberia, looks for connection through digital diplomacy [#RusTechDel]
Delegations from the State Department to Russia haven’t generally been accompanied by great fanfare. In an information age where a growing social layer for the Internet provides unprecedented means for people to share their experiences online, the progress of the … Continue reading
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The world “diggs” virtual farming for social gaming online [#RusTechDel]
Russians and Americans both love virtual farming? The popularity of Zynga’s “Farmville” for among Facebook’s 400 million users is well known. Given 69 million active monthly players, Farmville is bigger than Twitter. A less publicized statistic is that users of Russia’s … Continue reading
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What can news organizations learn from the DC media market?
It’s no secret that the media industry has been massively disrupted by the Internet and mobile communications technology. Newspapers no longer have monopolies on the market for local advertising. And news breaks in real-time across social networks like Twitter, splashing … Continue reading
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Voices from the #Gov20LA Unconference: On Innovation and #Gov20
Earlier this month, I stopped in Los Angeles to see what was happening at Goverment 2.0 LA, a hybrid of the unconference/camp and conference model organized by Alan W. Silberberg and Lovisa Williams. I’ve already shared some thoughts on what … Continue reading
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Google reacts to negative Buzz, improves privacy settings. Will it be enough?
As the Wall Street Journal reported today, Google’s development team has been working “feverishly” to tweak Buzz privacy settings. Earlier tonight, Google responded to widespread privacy concerns about Buzz, its new social messaging platform. Todd Jackson, Buzz product manager, annouced … Continue reading
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Playing Dungeons & Dragons on Microsoft Surface? Geektastic.
I played Chess, browsed news and otherwise enjoyed using Microsoft’s table-sized touchscreen computer at the “NERD” offices in Cambridge last year. Fun, but not quite mind-blowing. Interactive Dungeons and Dragons? THAT I could get into: You can watch another demonstration … Continue reading
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Google Buzz: adding algorithmic authority and relevance to social media
A few minutes ago, Google Buzz went live at http://buzz.google.com. Google posted a video introducing the Buzz, which ties together Google contacts into a distributed social network accessed through a new tab in Gmail. In a live webcast on YouTube, … Continue reading
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On Language: Government 2.0, jargon and technology [#gov20LA]
Does the public need to know what Government 2.0 is? One might ask Tim O’Reilly, who has written eloquently about the topic and emceed the Gov2.0 Summit last year. One might also ask Mark Drapeau, who asked the question above … Continue reading
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A history lesson in disruptive innovation applied to modern government [#gov20LA]
When people talk about “government 2.o,” it’s often couched in terms of a new, shiny idea. Using a version number imbues the category with heady techno-futurism and taints discussions with the hype that surrounds social media and “Web 2.0″ technologies. … Continue reading
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If technological change is exponential, how can government adapt? [#gov20LA]
Can the agile development cycle be applied to government? Cory Ondrejka, c0-founder of Second Life, offered up a provocative paean for more flexible adaption to new online platforms for citizen engagement and empowerment. “Who will know first if the rules … Continue reading
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