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Revolution @State: The Spread of Ediplomacy

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Revolution @State: The Spread of Ediplomacy, Fergus Hanson, March 2012

  • “The US State Department has become the world’s leading user of ediplomacy. Ediplomacy now employs over 150 full-time personnel working in 25 different ediplomacy nodes at Headquarters. More than 900 people use it at US missions abroad. Ediplomacy is now used across eight different program areas at State: Knowledge Management, Public Diplomacy and Internet Freedom dominate in terms of staffing and resources. However, it is also being used for Information Management, Consular, Disaster Response, harnessing External Resources and Policy Planning. In some areas ediplomacy is changing the way State does business. In Public Diplomacy, State now operates what is effectively a global media empire, reaching a larger direct audience than the paid circulation of the ten largest US dailies and employing an army of diplomat-journalists to feed its 600-plus platforms. In other areas, like Knowledge Management, ediplomacy is finding solutions to problems that have plagued foreign ministries for centuries. The slow pace of adaptation to ediplomacy by many foreign ministries suggests there is a degree of uncertainty over what ediplomacy is all about, what it can do and how pervasive its influence is going to be. This report – the result of a four-month research project in Washington DC – should help provide those answers.”

    • DMLP Guide to IRS Decision-Making Process under Section 501(c)(3) for Journalism and Publishing Non-Profit Organizations

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    “The Digital Media Law Project (DMLP), hosted at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, is pleased to announce the publication of its Guide to the Internal Revenue Service Decision-Making Process under Section 501(c)(3) for Journalism and Publishing Non-Profit Organizations. With the journalism industry in a state of flux, there are a growing number… Continue Reading

    National Archives – Welcome to the 1940 census

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    “The 1940 census records were released by the US National Archives April 2, 2012, and brought online through a partnership with Archives.com. This website allows you full access to the 1940 census images, in addition to 1940 census maps and descriptions. Please visit Getting Started to determine the best way to begin your search. Find… Continue Reading

    Measurement, Governance and Long-term Investing

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    Measurement, Governance and Long-term Investing, World Economic Forum USA Inc., March 2012 “This report focuses on the first of those obstacles – measurement and governance. It discusses in depth issues related to the estimated US$ 2.4 trillion invested in illiquid assets, which can be subject to substantial distortions and misallocations resulting from inadequate measurement. Traditional… Continue Reading

    BIS Paper – Property markets and financial stability

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    Property markets and financial stability, BIS Papers No 64, March 2012 “The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) jointly organised a workshop on property markets and financial stability in Singapore on 5 September 2011. The workshop aimed to bring together academics and researchers at central banks, regulatory agencies and… Continue Reading

    FTC Chairman Releases 2012 Annual Highlights

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    “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the agency’s 2012 Annual Highlights today at the spring meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law in Washington, DC, recognizing the agency’s continued efforts to protect consumers and promote competition. The Highlights, published in an online format for the first time this year, focus on… Continue Reading

    NielsonWire – Buzz in the Blogosphere: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers

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    Buzz in the Blogosphere: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers, March 8, 2012 “Blogs are sometimes overlooked as a significant source of online buzz in comparison to social networking sites, yet consumer interest in blogs keeps growing. By the end of 2011, NM Incite, a Nielsen/McKinsey company, tracked over 181 million blogs around the world,… Continue Reading

    Institute for Legal Reform Study -The Plaintiffs' Bar Goes Digital

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    The Plaintiffs’ Bar Goes Digital – An Analysis of the Digital Marketing Efforts of Plaintiffs’ Attorneys & Litigation Firms, January 2012 “The U.S. tort system cost $264.6 billion in 2010, fueled in part by the plaintiffs’ bar’s constant pursuit of new clients and cases. Like any big business, the plaintiffs’ bar is committed to clever… Continue Reading

    OMB Memo Implementing PortfolioStat

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    Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies – Implementing PortfolioStat, March 30, 2012 – Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer “PortfolioStat will be a new tool that agencies use to assess the current maturity of their IT portfolio management process, make decisions on eliminating duplication, augment current CIOled capital planning and investment control… Continue Reading