Jeff:
Why is Drupal important to the the Federal government? That is the main topic I will cover in a 3 part guest blog series on GovFresh. GovFresh works to inspire government-citizen collaboration and build a more engaged democracy. It features Gov 2.0, open gov news, guides, TV, tech, people and official U.S. government feeds, all in one place.
The first post Five government sites using Drupal effectively for open government initiatives provides some high profile examples of who is using Drupal effectively in government and why Drupal is a great fit for what these sites are trying to achieve.
My second post will focus on the unique aspects of providing web content management for government that are relevant for Drupal (i.e. what can Drupal learn from Government?) And my final post will provide ideas and predictions for the future of Drupal within the Federal government.
Posted 02/04/2010 - 12:36
Clator:
Clator takes a look at the emerging trend of Fan Editing and applies the principals of Open Source and Compulsory Licensing to suggest a new legal structure and profit model for Hollywood.
Posted 10/31/2009 - 10:43
Jeff:
"Does the world really need another URL shortener?" Asked TechCrunch in a snarky post by Erick Schonfeld on October 13, 2009 entitled Go.USA.Gov! Our Taxpayer Money Hard At Work Shortening URLs. He was referring to Go.USA.Gov the new URL shortener that lets government employees create short .gov URLs for their links. Go.USA.gov also tracks the number of clicks each shortened URL receives, so you can measure the impact of the spread of those links. We feel this is more like an example where the government rapidly and inexpensively deployed something innovative that will protect the reputation of government assets on the web.
Posted 10/24/2009 - 13:17
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Irakli:
A look back at some of the "disruptive technologies" which emerged in the last couple of years and how they are changing the way we live and operate.
Posted 09/11/2009 - 11:37
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Jeff:
As we usher in this new era of open data and government transparency by making raw data available to the public in platform independent formats on Data.gov, we could be overlooking one of the simplest and most sincere opportunities to show what the open data movement is about: Linked Data. Linked data is the key to connecting government data sets to other government data and external data sources on the web.
I am hoping to create interest for a community-led project to prototype an RDF enabled dataset for Data.gov and link it to other related data sources in the Linked Data Cloud.
Posted 07/13/2009 - 21:53
:
As a leader in the news industry, the Knight Foundation is transforming the way communities and journalists create and disseminate content. Each year the foundation grants millions of dollars to this initiative and while it prides itself on giving to a wide range of projects, there does seem to be an exciting underlying trend¬open source.
Posted 06/30/2009 - 15:09
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The Obama campaign was founded on hope and change. Our fearless leader promised a new level of openness, not only for major issues like healthcare and corporate financial reporting, but also in the daily operations of the government. Now that he’s been in office 5 months, it’s becoming very clear that such leaps toward transparency will demand a new level of open data, technologically advanced systems, and all at a reduced price
Posted 06/24/2009 - 15:00
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Jeff:
Open source software applications are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to vendor provided commercial software. Jeff Walpole explores the differences between these types of software, and the pros and cons of each alternative in a new article written for Idealware, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides candid Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. Read and download the full article from the Idealware website.
Posted 11/18/2008 - 11:55
Mike:
Getting money from people is harder than you might think. At least it can be for civic nonprofits and associations, where collecting donations is critical to their mission. If nonprofits are not fundraising over the Internet, they are missing out on a wealth of easy money from fast-clicking, civic-minded constituents who wish to support their cause in the quickest and easiest way possible.
Posted 02/13/2008 - 17:23
