Archive for August 2009

Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Government, Oh My!

Let’s be honest – technology is changing fast. I think tying your agency to a particular social media technology or platform, whether it be Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or another technology is a mistake. The technology platforms that are here today may significantly change or not be here at all tomorrow. Instead, agencies should focus on [...]

Changing Directions A Bit

As the title indicates, I am shifting my research direction to move back more towards my passions and something that is very important to me. But first I want to say thank you to all of my current readers and subscribers. I apologize that I haven’t kept up with my part of posting as often [...]

Being Overly Optomistic About Government And Web 2.0

Today’s Wall Street Journal carried a good article about the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies by the Federal government titled Federal Government Mulls Web 2.0. It was, for the most part, a positive article about the Federal government’s efforts to implement social media technologies. In the article, Aneesh Chopra the new Federal CTO, does a [...]

My Summer Vacation

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last month or so. I wish I could say it was because I had taken a long holiday at the beach, but it wasn’t. I just got caught up with all of the work that pays the bills and maybe a few trips with the kids to [...]