The Innovative Properties of Social Media
January 16, 2012, 3 Comments

How does social media help the public sector innovate? Before we answer this question, it’s worth understanding just w ...

How to Increase Employee Engagement within the Government
December 8, 2011, 1 Comment

Any successful relationship is based on two primary factors: commitment and satisfaction. The relationship between an em ...

The Technology of Collaboration
December 8, 2011, 1 Comment

What technologies enable governments to collaborate? Currently, there are two primary types of internal collaborative so ...

Appropriate Social Media Tools for the Government
November 30, 2011, 1 Comment

What is the difference between personal and professional communication on social media? The Federal Government just rece ...

How to Measure the Real-World Results of Social Media
November 30, 2011, No Comments

The single largest complaint from business owners about Twitter and social networking sites like Facebook is that thereâ ...

ROI of Social Innovation Software
November 30, 2011, No Comments

Businesses are increasingly viewing social networks less as timewasters and more as tools for encouraging in-house innov ...

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Open Government is Dead, or Long Live Open Government?
July 2, 2011, No Comments

To judge from recent U.S. news reports, open government is either thriving or in the midst of an unceremonious death. In ...

Open Data International
Questions of Scale and Responsibility
January 25, 2011, No Comments

Friday, January 21st marked the one year anniversary of data.gov.uk, one of the most prominent and highly informative op ...

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Open Data For Hire?
December 15, 2010, No Comments

What is the impact of open data for hire on the burgeoning open data / open government movement? With the launch of for ...

Obama - Standard of Openness
Obama Opens Up
November 14, 2010, No Comments

While the White House has been derided for being too removed emotionally, its contributions to the Open Data / Open Gove ...