• About Alan

    Changing Directions A Bit

    by  • August 25, 2009 • Admin

    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...

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    Being Overly Optomistic About Government And Web 2.0

    by  • August 24, 2009 • eGovernment

    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...

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    My Summer Vacation

    by  • August 24, 2009 • Admin

    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...

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    It’s Not About The Technology

    by  • June 10, 2009 • eGovernment

    It is fun to watch the conversation around Web 2.0 in government right now. Thousands of voices inside and outside of government are talking about government agencies and employees twittering, writing blogs, putting videos up on You Tube, making agency walls in Facebook, etc.   GSA has gone so far as to start its own...

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    Making Your Government Blog Better

    by  • May 10, 2009 • eGovernment

    It seems like every agency – whether Federal, state, provincial, or local is putting up some sort of blog. Blogs are a great way to communicate and keep the public informed, right? Well, when it comes to government blogs not exactly.

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    Leading The Charge To Citizen Engagement

    by  • April 24, 2009 • eGovernment

    I keep an eye on USAJobs just to see what positions the Federal government is trying to fill. Lately, there have been a lot of postings for Chief, New Media, New Media Specialist, and similar positions.  Most of these positions are in agency communications or public relations groups and are responsible for aspects of...

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