Category «Blogs»

Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach

Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach, March 8, 2011. Kathleen McShea Director of New Media and Web Communications, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security “Unidirectional social media applications encompass a range of applications, often referred to as applets or widgets, that allow users to view …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, RSS

The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report

24/7 Wall St.: “Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million Twitter users. It raises the question of whether there is wisdom in crowds. 24/7 Wall St. will look …

Subjects: Blogs, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Top 50 bike blogs 2011

Via the London Cyclist, the list includes blogs around the world: “Here is 2011s top cycling blogs list. Enjoy and make sure you add some more great blogs to your RSS or Twitter feeds. The list is based on factors including page rank, Alexa Rank, Google In-links, Twitter and number of comments.”

Subjects: Blogs

FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a proposed settlement that it announced in June 2010 with social networking site Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information. The FTC alleged that serious lapses in the companys data security allowed hackers …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

EFF: Court Rules Against Privacy in Battle Over Twitter Records

ACLU And EFF Plan To Appeal Ruling In Case Challenging Government Attempt To Obtain Private Data in WikiLeaks Investigation “A federal magistrate judge in Virginia ruled today that the government can collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks, and that those users and the public can …

Subjects: Blogs, Courts, Privacy

How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools

How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools, Patricia C. Franks, Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Science, San Jose State University “Dr. Franks report addresses the challenges of federal recordkeeping in the social media age. She describes the struggle of agency records managers to keep up with the …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

CRS: The Obama Administrations Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress

The Obama Administrations Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress, Wendy R. Ginsberg – Analyst in Government Organization and Management, January 28, 2011 “The 112th Congress may oversee the Administrations open government efforts and has the authority to codify any parts of the initiative. This report reviews and discusses the centerpieces of President Obamas transparency initiatives, …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

Roll Call – Social Media Goes Viral on Capitol Hill

“The role of social media in Congressional leaders messaging and outreach has exploded over the past few years, whether it be through tweets about floor schedule updates or on Facebook. But within that trend is a clear and nonpartisan divide between the savvy and those still in the dark. House Democratic and Republican …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Internet

Report – An Open Government Implementation Model: Moving to Increased Public Engagement

An Open Government Implementation Model: Moving to Increased Public Engagement, IBM Center for the Business of Government, January 2011 “This report presents an Open Government Implementation Model (OGIM) for guiding government agencies towards open government. Our model defines four implementation stages and describes the focuses, deliverables, benefits, challenges, best practices, and metrics for each stage. …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Knowledge Management

22% of online Americans used social networking or Twitter for politics in 2010 campaign

PewInternet: 22% of online Americans used social networking or Twitter for politics in 2010 campaign, by Aaron Smith, January 27, 2011: “After first gaining prominence as tools for political engagement during the 2008 presidential election, social media became a regular part of the political environment for voters in the 2010 midyear elections. Some 22% of …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents, Internet

White House Launches New State of the Union page

“On Tuesday, January 25, at 9 p.m. EST, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. We have been working on a number of ways citizens can get involved in the State of the Union and ask their questions of President Obama and senior Administration officials. You can find …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management

Pew Report: The Social Side of the Internet

The Social Side of the Internet – Technology use has become deeply embedded in group life and is affecting the way civic and social groups behave and the way they impact their communities, by Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith, Jan 18, 2011 “The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management

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