Green IT Proposal for Gov 2.0 Expo

Oddly enough I did it. I found a way that Green IT relates to Gov 2.0. The bond too seems pretty strong on both sides. Almost as if one would be inherently weaker without the other. Read on… —- My proposal to speak at Gov 2.0 Expo in May: 5-minute rapid fire presentation Title: Green …

Government 2.0: The State of the Meme

Meme – An idea or pattern of thought that “replicates” like a virus by being passed along from one thinker to another As an idea or pattern of thought government 2.0 (gov 2.0) is still being defined and debated. To some it is merely an extension of Web 2.0, to others it is the serious …

Documentation 2.0 – or how to fire your employees

A colleague and I recently had a chance to visit an amazing government office. Among the many things we were shown, which included an office of the future, prediction markets, and collaborative strategy rooms, we were shown a simple little tool for documentation. Documentation is important in the government because employees are only let go …

Don’t deny it, Obama is all Web 2.0

I have been telling friends this for a while: Obama (his campaign) is the most powerful and far-reaching Web 2.0 business in the world. The fact that he has gone from a virtual nobody to a near land slide presidential victory (typing this at 10:45 EST on election night) is absolutely transformative. He is reported …

Vidcast of day 1 from Web 2.0 Expo

Well, day one came and went. We had some fun, some disappointment, and a little hangover this morning. Luckily enough we put our thoughts to video before the after partying took are brains away. Check it out and send any questions. Also, here is Andrea’s blog-up of day one. Especially check out her links to …

Library of Congress Partners with Flickr

There is a quite a hubub about this new partnership and its well worth it. Everyone needs to take a look for themselves. The Library of Congress (LoC) is not only releasing their photos on Flickr. They are also providing context about the photos, links to the full URL, blogging about this, and being honest …

Senate Hearing Discusses Web 2.0 to Improve our Democracy

Wow, I am really excited. Something amazing happened yesterday, Dec 11, 2007, for the American people, democracy, and my work. I will try to break it down for you in a simplified way. The story is pulled from several statements, 60 plus pages, and a Senate Hearing. Here it is: A Congressional Hearing was called …

My Community

Many thanks to Stowe Boyd, Lars Trieloff and Emily Chang for this post. Inspiration strikes in the weirdest places and for the weirdest reasons….I’m at an Enterprise 2.0 conference (E2.0) talking about the development of Web 2.0 and what happens? I get inspired to start an art blog. Who knew… But thanks to the power …

Enterprise 2.0 Conference – Boston

Well…here I am sitting in a grungy boston-style hostel, getting all excited for the Enterprise 2.0 conference. With sessions like the ones listed below, I have high hopes. Social = me first Collective Intelligence: Monkeys or Memes? Social Project Management: Everything Big Is Small Again Leveraging Your Community as a Competitive Weapon With attendees like …