Alan W Silberberg

Mobile App for Lifesaving Technology? Or Regulated Industry?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Innovation, House of Representatives, Hipaa, Gov 2.0, M-Health. Mobile Health Apps, FDA Regulation, Fda Regulations, Congress, Alan W. Silberberg, Smart Phones, Device Regulation, E-Health, Technology News

Is an app a device? Is it a life-saving tool or is it the new shiny toy on your smartphone about which you know nothing about the reliability or specificity of how it works?

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Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 Preview

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: gov20la, Moscow Russia, Citizens, Gov 2.0, Mobile, Story Telling, Social Media, Participatory Government, Open Government, Technology, Alan W. Silberberg, Crisis Response, Emergency Management, Technology News

Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 is here. Gov 2.0 and Open Government are blossoming around the world, as evidenced by the historic gathering this week in Brazil of the Open Government Partnership.

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Gov 2.0 LA 2012 Speakers

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Government, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Participatory Democracy, Storify, gov20la, Alan W. Silberberg, Media, Technology, Livestream, Gov 2.0, Technology News

www.gov20la.com The speaker list for Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012 is out: @nigelcameron Nigel Cameron thinking | speaking | tweeting | blogging || future |...

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Gov 2.0 Crashes in Election 2012

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Electoral Politics, Gov 2.0, Gov 3.0, Youtube, Politics, Ron Paul, Social Media, Mitt Romney, Twitter, Alan W. Silberberg, Election 2012, Government, Facebook, Barack Obama, Politics News

Many people may not be familiar with Gov 2.0 but with all the current electioneering going on, we need to pause for a moment to see where a lot of this energy and technology is getting its base from. There are some excellent examples of where Gov 2.0 has crossed into electoral politics.

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3 Themes of Gov 2.0 L.A. 2012

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Government, gov20la, Engagement, Gov 3.0, Mobile, Politics, Technology, Emergency Services, Alan W. Silberberg, Santa Monica, Social Media in Emergencies, Cloud, Government 2.0, Crisis Communications, Technology News

We are past the point where the "Gov 2.0" in our name does more than evoke recognition. It is time to focus not on the theoretical but on the practical.

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5 World Capitals With Lots of Listening

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: England, Australia, Semantic Web, Gov 2.0, Mobility, Social Media, Russia, Governments, Alan W. Silberberg, Canada, U.S.A., Cloud, Psengage, gov3, Londoncyber, Technology News

The pace of change in government use and implementation of social media, gov 2.0, open gov, egov and various other monikers is extremely rapid, in some countries it is breakneck.

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It Is Your Reputation, After All

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Sheralyn Macale, Celebrity, Finance, Personal Risk, Jobs, Bing, Klout, Grader, Government, Social Media, Peerindex, Analytics, Alan W. Silberberg, Reputation, Credit, Google, Crowdbooster, Technology News

Social media is no longer just a buzzword, but really a part of daily life. Now the new thing is a play on the old one, "You've got Klout." Or do you? Or do you have Peerindex? Do you know your grade on Grader? Do you know what your Kred is?

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Sudden Onslaught of Gov 2.0 Sometimes Breeds Fear

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Open Source, Alan W. Silberberg, Government, Social Media, Open Government, Alexander Howard, Social Media and Government, Social Media Politics, Social Media Government, Social Media and Politics, Technology News

My solution for fear based discussions about Gov 2.0? Look around. See all the successful implementations of open data, of social connectivity for Government and Citizens alike and see the results.

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Oldest Tech, Newest Hero?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Egypt, Sms, Anti-Corruption, Tunisia, Social Media, Citizen Action, Libya, Alan W. Silberberg, India, Mahatma Gandhi, Anna Hazare, Government 2.0, Technology News

Due to a combination of demographics, technology and tradition, the biggest social media in India is not one of those we think of usually.

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Spies Really "Like" Us

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Egypt, Tunisia, Government 2.0, Social Media, Police, Alan W. Silberberg, London Riots, Civil Rights, Law Enforcement, Technology News

The recent riots in London brought the question up again of is social media the cause or simply a tool that helps facilitate something that would already be going on?

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Social Media Failing Somalia Famine Victims

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Famine, Social Media, Somalia, Unicef, Chile, Governments, Alan W. Silberberg, Japan, Non Profits, Haiti, Crisis, Technology News

Why Social Media Fails Sometimes - Somalia in point. Horrifying: 29,000 children under the age of 5 dead in the last 90 days alone in Somalia. 29,0...

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Memories Crowdsourced at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Julianne Shinto, Alan W. Silberberg, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Ancestory.com, Crowdsourcing, Memories, World War II, The Holocaust, Twain Group, Impact News

The World Memory Project allows people to both search and add stories, context and personal histories to complete the full picture of the Holocaust period and the dramatic loss and suffering of millions.

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Politics Is in Everything. Period.

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: White House, Aneesh Chopra, Egov Fund, Sunlight Foundation, data.gov, Alan W. Silberberg, U.S. House of Representatives, The Hill, Julianne Shinto, Political Branding, Gov 2.0, Budget, Technology News

Politics seems to be in everything now. Whether it is your home loan, your school loan; even your reproductive rights or the right to bear arms. Belie...

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Twitter Nails Osama Capture, Death First

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: White House, Bi-Partisanship, Journalism, Pentagon, Cia, News, Social Media, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Twitter, Alan W. Silberberg, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Twitter Osama Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Government Analyst, Gov 2.0 Analyst, Technology News

Through the delivery of social media updates, we get news instantly. Can this help to bring about some working level of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C.?

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