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Gov 2.0 Camp LA: Moving Gov 2.0 Forward

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Feb 09, 2010

It’s the little things that will move Gov 2.0 forward. Little things like pills, or more accurately, Pillbox. Pillbox, an online tool developed by David Hale at the National Library of Medicine, allows anyone to identify pills by their appearance.

Why is this a big deal? For many reasons. It’s a...

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App Contest How-to Guide, Plus a New Contest from USDA

Posted by: Natalya Minkovsky, Marketing Strategist Jan 25, 2010

A few months ago, I shared my excitement about DC’s Apps for Democracy contest, which yielded almost 50 apps in 30 days using the District’s open data. Well, if your government agency or organization wants to repeat the success of Apps for Democracy, you now have a handy step-by-step guide,...

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Rock Creek Roundup (January 8 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Jan 08, 2010

BroadbandMatch facilitates collaboration, the U.S. Census Bureau uses social media to spread information and education, a social media pro reminds us of the power of listening, and OhMyGov recaps the government social media stories, all in our first Rock Creek Roundup of 2010.

—Government...

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Rock Creek Roundup (December 31 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Dec 31, 2009

The Obama Administration releases visitor logs, Mark Drapeau shares Gov 2.0 predictions, Venture Beat tips its hat to some NYC apps, and OhMyGov.com announces great federal blogs, all in this, the last edition of the Rock Creek Roundup in 2009. Happy New Year and see you in 2010!

—This week,...

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Rock Creek Roundup (December 18 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Dec 18, 2009

This week, the Rock Creek Roundup brings requests for dashboard help from the White House, a newly revamped website from the Department of State, a bevy of bold predictions about Gov. 2.0, and a new government-focused offering from Microsoft. Let’s take a look:

—As we passed along last week, the...

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Rock Creek Roundup (December 11 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Dec 11, 2009

The White House gives agencies 45 days to begin transparency efforts, the SAVE Qward announces its four finalists, a team from MIT solves the DARPA Red Balloon Challenge in a mere nine hours, and Greg Finn shares 12 Social Media Resolutions, all in this week’s Rock Creek Roundup:

—Earlier this...

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Rock Creek Roundup (December 4 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Dec 04, 2009

Facebook visits the nation’s capital, Spacebook’s project manager shares secrets to social media success, NY reaches out to gamers with emergency messages, and a Harvard Business School prof shares his take on Web 2.0, all in this week’s Rock Creek Roundup:

- Want to learn more about developing...

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Rock Creek Roundup (November 20 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Nov 20, 2009

This week’s Rock Creek Roundup covers topics ranging from data accessibility and availability to “unfriending,” with an enlightening interview with Bev Godwin thrown in for good measure. Let’s take a look:

• When it comes to government transparency, the name of the game is data accessibility,...

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Rock Creek Roundup (November 13 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Nov 12, 2009

The State Department raises the transparency bar, HHS and the CDC team up with Google to make finding flu shots easier, observers discuss social media predictions for 2010, and technology partners announce the Great American Hackathon in the name of open government, all in this week’s version of...

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Rock Creek Roundup (November 6 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Marketing Strategist Nov 06, 2009

Digital communities get the thumbs up, DARPA hosts a high-stakes balloon launch, NASA takes a cross-channel approach, and open source aficionados gather at GOSCON, all in this week’s version of the Rock Creek Roundup:

• What do Corpus Christi, Norfolk, Santa Monica, and Flower Mound (Texas) 2 3 > Last »