I just finished reading Keith Burtis’ great guest post on Chris Brogan’s blog, “Twitter- To Converse or to Broadcast-THAT is the Question.” As I scrolled and skimmed through the comments to get down to the bottom and add my own comment, it dawned on me how strange it is that the participatory medium of blogs that […]
Emerging Technologies for Defense Applications conference: notes and commentary
On Monday, October 27, 2008, I attended the Emerging Technologies for Defense Applications conference at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City, Arlington, VA. I was sad to see that I was the only one at the conference expanding the conversation beyond the walls of the Ritz via Twitter. You can see my Twitter feed by […]
The key to finding time for social media: replacement
So my husband, Paul, has lost 5-10 pounds over the past year or so. It’s happened gradually and he attributes it not to a diet, but rather, to a shift in his food selection that he refers to as “replacement.” He’s not eating less food, just replacing many of the refined carbohydrates he was eating […]
Have you seen Apps for Democracy?
Apps for Democracy is a mashup contest being sponsored by DC’s Office of the CTO. Developers and designers will compete by creating web applications, widgets, Google Maps mash-ups, iPhone apps, Facebook apps, and other digital utilities that visualize OCTO’s Data Catalog, which provides real-time data from multiple agencies to citizens — a catalyst ensuring agencies operate […]
Rethinking “2.0”…
So this morning I received an e-mail from my DoD New Media colleague, Jack Holt, asking for my thoughts on the idea of changing the name of the New Media Directorate to “Online and Emerging Media.” At first I pointed him to my post Official Announcement: It’s Just “2.0”. He pushed back with a good point that echoed […]
Official announcement: it’s just “2.0”
I am officially switching from using the terms “Web 2.0,” “social media,” “new media,” and “digital media” to simply using “2.0.” It’s not that I’m going minimalist on you, it’s just that what’s going on out there is a societal and cultural shift enabled by tools and technologies. As I’ve said before and will say again, […]
Microcasting yourself across social networks
So, I’ve been grappling with how to best manage my personal feed across social networks. It seems silly to update my status separately on several social networks when services like Ping.fm exist to enable broadcast updates across networks. A few weeks ago I did a test and linked my Facebook and Plaxo Pulse feeds to auto-update […]
The professional Catch-22 of personal transparency
At this point it’s fair to concede that the idea of a lifetime job is a relic from a previous era. It is widely believed that we are slated to have an average of seven careers in our lifetime–many of which will involve more than one job. Even when we’re in long-term committed employment relationships, we are still […]
Renaissance 2.0: the birth of truth
Though I never thought of the Metro as a sociologist’s petrie dish, the other day I found myself noticing the stark contrast between the casual behaviors and open interactions of twentysomethings and the more formal rituals and body language of the members of older generations. Millenials chatted and thumbed on their PDAs; Baby Boomers buried their noses in Express and hardcovered books. […]
Fox News on Facebook: Web 1.0 or 2.0?
So, Fox News has launched its own Facebook page. Fox News already has over 22,000 thousands of fans, so, I guess we can consider it pretty popular. I am curious to learn how Fox News is defining and measuring the success of its Facebook page: number of friends, conversations sparked, clickthroughs to FoxNews.com, etc. In short, I’m not convinced […]
