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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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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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Bloggers Lead Media to Report McCain/Palin's Campaign "Lies"

Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: John McCain, E-Government, Myspace, Bloggers, Politics, Blog Journalism, Twitter, Political Process, Digital Democracy, Presidential Election 2008, Facebook, 2008 Election, Local Power, Ralph J. Shapira, GW Bush, Political Social Networking, Social Networking, Alan W. Silberberg, Participatory Politics, You2gov, Media News
Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira

While traditional media have disparaged blogs as being unreliable, that chaotic, unmediated world known as "the blogosphere" has led the way in ferreting truth from falsehood.

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