Want to Advance Gov 2.0? Your Input Needed. Plz RT.

Just like politics, all governance is local. And, as the Gov 2.0 movement grows from infancy to toddling around the country, we’re seeing key concepts of openness, collaboration and tech-fueled government innovation and transformation make their way further into municipal and state agencies. Last weekend, Chicago hosted CityCamp, and coming Feb. 6, the west coast [...]

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We Are All #Yeg’gers

Several weeks back, I noticed the prominence of a community-based Twitter hashtag in my network stream and made a few inquiries that led to a pair of well-read blog posts about the twitizens of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and their energetic social media community. I’m happy to say that Edmonton – #yeg – continues to impress. [...]

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#Gov20 For the People: Los Angeles. February.

In a 2008 year-end blog post about my fledgling Gov 2.0 advocacy efforts, I wrote, “In 2009, let’s say we did it.” And did we ever. From the open data technologists in the Obama administration to grassroots-led barcamps to O’Reilly’s Gov 2.0 Summit to the explosion of social media into the mainstream, a fledgling idea [...]

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Hashtags as a Global Language

Over the past few weeks, I’ve stepped up efforts to connect with Gov 2.0 types outside of the U.S. Looking at the Twitter community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, helped in this, as did tweets in Japanese about Gov 2.0 Camp LA. Monday, I learned about a mature and vibrant Gov 2.0-oriented community in the Netherlands, [...]

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Twitter is Work – A Quick Thought About Lists

I like Twitter Lists, a lot. Since their inception, I’ve been slowly adding to groups that I think are pretty good uses of the tool. I’ve also been added to a good number. But what strikes me is that out of all the public lists out there, very few people are following lists compiled by [...]

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Politicians, Officials Will Find Twitter Friendlier Than Facebook

Do other people’s tweets show up on my page? That’s a common first question from officials contemplating Twitter. And the ‘no’ answer is why, as social media use by politicians, officials and agencies goes increasingly mainstream, Twitter will beat out Facebook as platform of choice. This will hold true especially for official use, as public [...]

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