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April 13, 2012 at 5:29 PM EDT The release of version 2.0 of DOT’s open government plan, is a great opportunity to look at some of the great work that they’ve done since the last iteration. April 11, 2012 at 5:40 PM EDT
Open Government Initiative | The White House
In advance of tomorrow’s Sweets and Tweets event, Social Networking: the Two Dirtiest Words in Gov 2.0 , we had the chance to fire some questions at one of the speakers and leading voices on Government 2.0, Mark Drapeau. Mark ( @cheeky_geeky ) is a biological scientist, as well as a government and private-sector consultant. He writes on science, technology, innovation, government, social media and society at O’Reilly Radar, Federal Computer Week and Washington Life. There’s a lot of talk about how social networking can improve the process of government. Where, in these early stages, do you see the most significant progress?
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In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World
Ever wondered how politicians use Twitter? Who are the most active politicians on Twitter? Who do they follow, and who follows them? Who are the political strategists and media personalities that politicians follow?
Examining the Political Twittersphere: Obama, Schwarzenegger and
During the 2008 presidential campaign, politicians and reporters quickly discovered the power of Twitter. These days, Twitter has become yet another tool for politicians to get the word out about political initiatives and for reporters to reach out to their readers. Today, social media analytics firm Sysomos took a closer look at the political Twittersphere and how politicians like President Obama and California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger use this tool and who they connect with on Twitter. Specifically, Sysomos' Alex Cheng, Mark Evans and Nick Koudas were interested in examining who the most followed politicians on Twitter are and "how those within the political Twittersphere behave in terms of their follower/followed patterns." In order to do so, they created a list of 168 accounts of influential politicians, reporters and bloggers from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. that comprise the core of the political Twittersphere.How Alan Turing Finally Got a Posthumous Apology - O'Reilly
Guest blogger John Graham-Cumming initiated and led the successful petition drive to procure an apology to Alan Turing from the UK government. John is the author of The Geek Atlas , CTO of a stealth-mode start-up, and a longtime programmer who has a doctorate in computer security. If you're in London this Saturday, September 19, come by the launch party for his book at the Brunel Museum. There's a long tradition in the UK of direct democracy, with citizens petitioning the Prime Minister themselves. Typically, thousands of signatures are collected on paper and then delivered directly to the Prime Minister's home at No. 10 Downing Street in London.
Traditionally, political participation has always been highly correlated with income and education. According to a new report ( PDF ), this is still holds true for those who participate in political activities online. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project , online users with a higher income are still far more likely to participate in political activities online than those with lower incomes. At the same time, though, the Pew study also sees some hints that new forms of civic engagement through social media services could soon change this pattern. According to this report, 31% of all users on social networking sites engage in some activity "with a civic or political focus." Pew defines this category very broadly, though, and includes relatively simple activities like 'friending' a political candidate as an "activity with political focus."
Social Media is Slowly Changing the Demographics of Political En
Em entrevista para a revista Wireless Mundi, Roberto Agune fala sobre Dados Abertos no Governo. Além de permitir que a sociedade acompanhe o trabalho de governos, a abertura dos dados incentiva o desenvolvimento de novos serviços. Um estímulo à colaboração. É dessa forma que Roberto Agune, coordenador do grupo de inovação na Secretaria de Gestão Pública do Estado de São Paulo, define o que entende por dados abertos.
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Barack Obama: How Many Web Gurus Did It Take to Elect Obama?
The Internet won the election for Obama, right? President Change's team of online experts are trying to cash in on their expertise. Here are the contenders for the title of "Obama's Web guru." Thomas Gensemer. Gensemer joined Blue State Digital, a Boston-centered political consultancy founded by veterans on Howard Dean's Internet-powered presidential campaign, in 2005. He'd previously worked as a venture capitalist who backed Blogger and Meetup.com, among others.
By Katie Kelly The US government is a brand , one often overlooked in favor of the obvious companies and celebrities. The United States of America is arguably a brand in dire need of refreshing.
Whitehouse.gov Redesign: The Change Has Come | Design Showcase |
Presentation: Barack Obama's Internet Strategy - ReadWriteW
We've written a lot about how Barack Obama's Internet strategy was a significant reason for his success last year - first in the Democratic nomination, then the Presidential election. We've analyzed how the Obama campaign made masterful use of social media and we've commented on Obama's use of the Internet as President - not to mention the rise of the goverati . Tonight we came across an extensive presentation about Obama's overall Internet strategy. We think it's well worth a read, so we've embedded it below.
Discussion with Chris Hughes on how the Obama campaign has used
Hey, wait a minute! We noticed that you may be using an unsupported browser. All the basics will still work, but to get the most out of Flickr please upgrade to the latest version of Chrome , Safari , Firefox , or Internet Explorer .5 Online Political Resources Everyone Should Know About - ReadWr
It's Presidents Day here in the United States but for most people it's just a day off work. Cynics, fair-weather political watchers, "Joe Six Packs" (did you want to avoid hearing that phrase again?) - we present to you below some of our favorite online resources for casual political awareness.Editor’s Note : The following guest post was written by Kevin Merritt , the CEO and founder of blist , a Web-based list manager and spreadsheet that was used on Change.gov, the Obama Administration’s transition Website. President Barack Obama was sworn into office this week as our nation’s 44th president. Despite running into a few technical challenges in the first few days at the White House, the Obama Administration will embrace technology in unprecedented ways.
How Obama Will Use Web Technology
This article is written by a member of our expert contributor community. What did Barack Obama get right in his use of social media, what opportunities were missed, and what can business leaders learn from all this? It's the day before President-Elect Obama becomes President Obama, and I'm sitting at my desk prepping for a TV segment on our first wired president. I'm obviously not the only one aware of Obama's comfort-level with technology: he had 3 million online donors during the election and 2 million people were passionate enough to create profiles on my.barackobama.com . Barack Obama gets the Internet and social media the way that Kennedy got TV.