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Are You a Bad Business? Meet WikiWorker!

Sally Duros | Posted 08.22.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Social Media, Goldman Sachs, Business Culture, CBS Undercover Boss, Culture, Greg Smith, Brian Solis, Rypple, Gov2.0, Bad Business, Salesforce, Chatter, Wikiworker, Chicago News
Sally Duros

The front lines of an organization can lead the way and make visible to leadership what needs to change. The public, in turn, can work through the social web to let this vision be known.

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The Undercard No More -- Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza

Kyle Hillman | Posted 08.10.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Social Media, Susana Mendoza, John Fritchey, Gov2.0, Rahm Emanuel, Open Government, Chicago, Stephanie Neely, Chicago City Clerk, Facebook, City Clerk, Chicago News
Kyle Hillman

Not only did new City Clerk Mendoza have a challenger candidate supported by the black community, she had the task of defending the importance of the position, as eliminating it became a talking point.

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India Govcamp Reveals Fast Global Gov 2.0 Growth

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Democracy, Open Government, Govcamp, Microsoft, Fast Growing Technology, Alan W. Silberberg, India, Open Source, E-Government, Government 2.0, Gov2in, gov20la, Gov 2.0, gov30, gov20, Gov2a, Politics News
Alan W. Silberberg

India Govcamp shows the Global Growth of Gov 2.0 and Open Government http://gov2.in/ Governments and the people they serve around the world are stru...

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Libya and the Short of It

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Cyberwar, Gov 2.0, Analyst, Ddos, U.S. Government, Libya, Alan W. Silberberg, Malware, .Ly Extensions, Shorteners, Social Media, Url Safety, Security, bit.ly, Oliver Marks, Zdnet, gov20, National Security, Politics News
Alan W. Silberberg

There has been a spate of recent stories about the problems with shorterners, long before the current problems heated up. Governments should take the mischievous component out of the equation.

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Government Doesn't Suck

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: gov20, Rally to Restore Sanity, Rally to Restore Sanity Signs, Federal Government, Public Servants, Kings of Leon, Jon Stewart, Politics News
Steve Ressler

GovLoop is organizing a pre-Rally to Restore Sanity rally to put a face on governmental bureaucracy, to show the country that we're capable of a laugh.

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The Tragedy of Political Advocacy

Jake Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Social Media, Clicktivism, Democracy in Action, Gov2.0, Lobbying, Lobbying Industry, Aarp, Congressional-Management-Foundation, Congressional Staff, Malcolm Gladwell, Focus on the Family, Blue State Digital, Greenpeace, Advocacy, Politics News
Jake Brewer

If you are one of the 135 million people [1] who have contacted Congress by letter, phone call, or online petition in the last few years, you've proba...

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Politics, Social Media, Beer and Guns

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Beer, Gov 2.0, Politics Online Conference 2010, Gov 3.0, Social Media, Politics, Mobile Phones, Congress, Election 2010, New Media, gov20, Facebook, Senate, gov30, Weapons, Language Use, Politics News
Alan W. Silberberg

New technologies are expanding the universe of those interested in getting engaged with the political system. This is great news for us, the people.

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Gov 2.0 In Need of the "G" Chip?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Fcc, Gov 2.0, U.S. Government, Open Source, gov20, Government, Personal Responsibility, Security, Cookies, Internet, Tracking, gov30, Alan W. Silberberg, Ftc, V-Chip, G-Chip, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

As governments rush head on into constructing their own Gov 2.0 online platforms, applications and services; care needs to be taken to consider the privacy, industrial and personal issues.

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As Dots Connect, Whole Emerges for Future of News

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Community Media Workshop, Steve Rhodes, Bill Densmore, Gov2.0, New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Pierre Omidyar, Beachwood Reporter, Online Trust, Ebay, Seeclickfix, Journalism That Matters? Detroit, Everyblock, Outsidein, Chicago News
Sally Duros

The online dots are quickly connecting. Gov2.0 entrepreneurs are building a strong backbone for a hyperlocal new stream. And much of the innovation is seated here in Chicago.

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People Are the Center of Gov 2.0

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Platform, Tim O'Reilly, Gov2Expo 2010, Technology, gov30, You2gov, Government 2.0, gov20, Opm, People, Mobile, gov20la, Alan W. Silberberg, Data, Opensource, gov20tv, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Without people, there is no technology that works beyond a few days or so. Without people, data has no meaning. The gravity of the situation rests now and will always rest with the people.

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So, What is Gov 2.0?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Online Government, Government, Democracy, gov20, Gov 2.0, Politics, Bill Grundfest, Social Media, Andrea Baker, Opengov, Citizen 2.0, Alan W. Silberberg, Adriel Hampton, Government 2.0, Andrea Dimaio, Egov, Martin Bosworth, gov20la, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

People across the country are working to bring massive societal change to how we interact with our government.

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Troll Patrol - 5 Things You Can Do

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Safety, Trolling, Personal Protection, Blogs, Twitter, Bing, Extortion, Brand Management, Common Sense, Facebook, Cyber Crimes, Internet, Social Media, Linkedin, Snopes, Espionage, Trolls, Google, Egov, gov30, Troll, gov20, Ogov, Opengov, Gov 2.0, Gov 3.0, gov20la, Bill Grundfest, Alan W. Silberberg, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Trolling is a growing problem online and especially in social media spaces. It clogs up our email boxes, confuses the follower/following counts and throws monkey wrenches into people actively building engaged online communities. I have created my own types based on behavior I have seen.

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Creating Online Communities that Work -- .gov is the New .com --

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Government, Anil Dash, Cupcakes, Crowdsourcing, .Gov, #gov20, Startups, Innovation, Dc, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Listening to people rather than talking at people. That was Anil Dash's summary of a basic challenge that lies ahead for many world's representatives as they explore Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs and other online platforms

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Video, People, Language Capture The Energy of Gov 2.0 LA

Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Video, Gov 2.0, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics, Christina Gagnier, Blogs, You2gov, gov20, Advocacy, Rock Creek SM, gov20la, Alan W. Silberberg, Content, Craig Newmark, Bill Grundfest, Los Angeles, California, Futuregov, Govfresh, Waveling, Opengov, Cory Ondrejka, Gov 2.0 LA, Alan Webber, Alex Howard, Wordpress, Flickr, Tv, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira

One of the key themes in this past weekend's event was "Video is the New Text." Another is that the jargon and language used in Government 2.0 is holding us back.

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Gov 2.0: A Message from Hollywood to the Beltway

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Government, Politics, Language, Gov2.0, Government 2.0, Hollywood, Technology, Los Angeles, Gov2.0LA, Communication, Los Angeles News
Christina Gagnier

Government 2.0 is an umbrella term for the variety of projects and platforms coming from both the public and private sectors that have the goal of bringing government into the 21st century.

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Government Gets Geeky: Gov2.0LA Kicks Off in Los Angeles

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Transparency, Government, Innovation, Social Innovation, Technology, Gov2.0, gov20la, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

Gov2.0LA kicked off this morning in Los Angeles, bringing together members of the communications, technology and government communities to foster disc...

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SeeClickFix.com -- public/private partnership for local gov't customer service

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Egovernment, Gov2.0, Customer Service, 311, Public Service, Politics News
Craig Newmark

Hey, the deal with SeeClickFix is that it's about people working with local problems they need fixed. You can report problems, and then they're sent ...

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Serious Words About Net-based Public Service From Gwynne on Dot-gov

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Egovernment, gov20, Dhs, Politics News
Craig Newmark

Hey: Gwynne Kostin from DHS is one of the folks figuring this out, and if you're interested, check out Gwynne on dot-gov: What Is the Most Important T...

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UK and US Share Challenges to Transformational Government

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: UK, Egovernment, Federal-Web-Managers-Council, Gov2.0, Labour Party, Tory Party, World News
Craig Newmark

In both countries, public servants have already been doing so, providing new means of customer service and engagement. It's slow-building, but real.

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Bearing Witness: The Transformation of American Government

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Egovernment, Gov2.0, Barack Obama, Politics News
Craig Newmark

Seems to be that major American history is being written right now in Washington and many state capitols, something that has begun to change our lives...

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AIDS.gov -- Another Public Service Blog that Gets Stuff Done

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Egovernment, Gsa, Gov2.0, aids.gov, Healthy Living News
Craig Newmark

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a blog as a part of the AIDS.gov website to provide information on the uses of new media for the HIV/AIDS community.

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Terrific News: Alec Ross to Advise Clinton/State Department on Tech & Innovation

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hilary Clinton, Egovernment, Julius Genachowski, Alec Ross, Gov2.0, State Department, Politics News
Craig Newmark

I've worked with Alec. He'll really help the US work more effectively with the world. This is for real.

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