Governments

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
Alan W. Silberberg

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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Searching for Arab Democrats

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Marwan Muasher, Jordan, Democracy, Rana Sweis, Education, Rana F. Sweis, Governments, Iraq, Iraqis, Arab Spring, Amman, Arabs, Middle East, Khaled AlMajali, Brian Stone, Arab World, World, World News Images, Obama, Egyptelections, World News
Rana F. Sweis

As I watch the Arab Spring, I recognize the road ahead will be long and difficult. While many Arabs are calling for democracy, the region continues to...

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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
Alan W. Silberberg

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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Facebook Credits as New Real Currency?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FACEBOOK CREDITS, Money, Gov 2.0, Currencies, Governments, Alan W. Silberberg, Virtual Money, Facebook, Virtual Worlds, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

I read some of the history of virtual currencies. Facebook credits is different. Why? Because Facebook is the equivalent of the third most populous country in the real world.

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Goodbye/Hello 7 "Human Rights Gone Wrong"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Failure, Human Rights Council, Vaclav Havel, Courage, Human Rights Activists, Un, Zimbabwe, Terror States, Abuse, Governments, Uzbekistan, China, Myanmar, Dictators, Iran, Death Sentences, Belarus, Credibility, Russia, Executions, Sudan, Cuba, US, Humanity, North Korea, Regimes, Expediency, World News
Patt Cottingham

Goodbye to seating inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table. Hello to removing inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table.

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More Government Bailouts May Be on Way

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Bear Stears, Investment Banks, U.S. Economy, JP Morgan, Bear Stearns Bailout, Factory Workers, Governments, Bailout, Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — The economy is listing. So it must be time to bail. While there is little enthusiasm for government bailouts in general, voters ar...

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