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Open Government Initiative Discussion Phase: Transparency Principles

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Beth Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government: “…this initial public engagement process on open government policy will take place in three phases (brainstorming, discussion, drafting). Following this initial process, we will distill the input received here, from submissions of proposals in From the Inbox, and from government experts and develop a set of… Continue Reading

The Future of Journalism Communications, Technology, and the Internet

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On May 6, 2009 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held the following Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing: The Future of Journalism. Witness statements: Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Search Products & User Experience, Google Inc. Alberto Ibargüen, President and Chief Executive Officer, John S. And James L. Knight Foundation David… Continue Reading

Pew Report – The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008

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“Some 74% of internet users–representing 55% of the entire adult population–went online in 2008 to get involved in the political process or to get news and information about the election. This marks the first time that a Pew Internet & American Life Project survey has found that more than half of the voting-age population used… Continue Reading

Upcoming: Competitive Intelligence Workshop at Computers in Libraries 2009

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Post-Conference Workshop on Competitive Intelligence, April 2, 2009 – 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Sabrina I. Pacifici, Law Librarian, & Founder/Editor/Publisher, LLRX.com and beSpacific.com Librarians, competitive intelligence (CI) experts, and knowledge specialists will all benefit from this seminar focused on key, reliable, low-cost, as well as free, resources, services, tools, techniques and applications, including social… Continue Reading

WSJ: How to Twitter

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The Decoder: “Twitter is a mass text-messaging service that allows you to send short 140-character updates — or “tweets” — to a bunch of people at once. They are your “followers.” It was designed to be read on a cellphone, though many people read it online, too.” Continue Reading

House Committees Take the Lead on Using Social Media to Ensure Transparency

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News release: “House Committees on Science and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming are the first four Congressional Committees to join Twitter. These Committees use Twitter as a new tool to reach their audience and ensure transparency between the government and the public.” House… Continue Reading

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview Document

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Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview Document – A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America’s Promise, Office of Management and Budget, February 26, 2009 [146 pages, PDF], “provides a description of the Obama Administration’s fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives. This document is an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget expected to be released… Continue Reading

Pew Internet: Twitter and status updating

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“In the past three years, developments in social networking and internet applications have begun providing internet users with more opportunities for sharing short updates about themselves, their lives, and their whereabouts online. Users may post messages about their status, their moods, their location and other tidbits on social networks and blogging sites, or on applications… Continue Reading