In a wonderful piece of commentary echoed around the blogosphere that every company, nonprofit, and government agency should try to emulate, Dan Froomkin, deputy editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, illustrates why maintaining the status quo is bad and now is the time for the White House to embrace change: Perhaps the single most striking [...]
Mash Up Your Social Media Strategy
Nov. 26, 2008 By 3 Comments
Near the end of “Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith,” moments before Anakin Skywalker’s juxtaposition to Darth Vader, he says to Obi-Wan Kenobi: “If you are not with me, you are my enemy.” Obi-Wan replies: “Only the Sith deal in absolutes.” If you are building a social media strategy, it is imperative [...]
Why Nerds and Geeks Have Taken Over the World
Nov. 26, 2008 By 9 Comments
You can attribute the title of this post to Andrea Baker, a social web evangelist for the U.S. intelligence community, arguing Government 2.0 is changing the political face on Capitol Hill: I say this with the upmost respect, but nerds and geeks have indeed taken over the world. The digital divide of Gen Xer’s and [...]
How College Systems Like the University of Massachusetts Are Blogging and Tweeting
Nov. 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Imagine my joy when I read a story in Sunday’s Herald News about the University of Massachusetts’ Dartmouth campus joining the blogosphere: The blog carries the title “World Class. Within Reach” and includes posts on students studying abroad, news reports on enrollment costs and a message from the chancellor. Links brings viewers to housing information, [...]
