April 2010
44 posts
Eric Making a resolution not to believe *anything*... →
Making a resolution not to believe *anything* I read online for the 24 hours surrounding April 1st.
Transparency is not the same as #opendata. Data is just fuel, and of little value to most if engine not provided. (via @sarahebourne)
Official SL Discovery and Welcome Island videos by @PookyMedia team http://bit.ly/bEBndN (via @PookyMedia)
I’m making a resolution not to believe *anything* I read online for the 24 hours surrounding April 1st. Oh, and I’m pregnant.
March 2010
50 posts
reaction grid observations →
Governance in Virtual Worlds | Fleep's Deep... →
Virtual worlds and online games are used by millions of people around the world for recreation, corporate and academic conferencing, formal education, research, training and charitable work. These…
RT @haztan “PLAY” By David Kaplan and Eric Zimmerman http://tinyurl.com/yamjnqm Mindbending video showing a potential future of video games.
AETC SG VIRUAL WORLD TRAINING - Federal Business... →
Real Government in Virtual Worlds: Gov 2.0 Expo... →
Second Life Blogs: Working Inworld: Open Letter to... →
An open letter to your manager that tackles the mis-perception issues head on and helps to dispel the “fear factor” about Second Life.
I gave my opinion about the 2010 federal discretionary budget in Second Life. #deathandtax http://bit.ly/dBYuXx
Amen! Jane McGonigal: “Gaming can make a Better World” http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html
Apparently you really can put anything green colored inside a golden pot and call it Saint Patrick’s Day. http://yfrog.com/cahfmj
Answer #LMGTFY: http://bit.ly/bzg8wT RT @bellavalentine2: Will someone enlighten me, please? What is #sxsw??? (via @RitaJKing)
Eric It is a bad sign that I just wasted ten... →
It is a bad sign that I just wasted ten minutes figuring out how to spoof http://progresswars.com/ to artifically increase my level.
It is a bad sign that I just wasted ten minutes figuring out how to spoof http://progresswars.com/ to artifically increase my level.
Google Is Working On Letting Users Link Their... →
many of us wind up having to maintain two separate Google accounts, which means we have to swap logins whenever our Gmail, Reader, or other data is stored under the other account.
RT @davidgerzof: Finally: Google Is Working On Letting Users Link Their Gmail And Google Apps Accounts http://tcrn.ch/aCVmRj (TechCrunch)
RT @BevUSA: thanks for all the shout outs and RTs on: Should the Government Tweet? http://TwitPWR.com/Fg7/ #sxsw
Two top #gov20 slogans: “Mission, tools, metrics, teach” - @levyj413 & “You are the strategy” - @chrisj_moore (via @adrielhampton)
RT @SecLocke: I’ll be on The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart next Thursday (3/18) to talk about the Census! Tune in!
RT @mibi HEAT: A Visual Tour http://tinyurl.com/yerw2hm
RT @skap5: If you need me to motivate you, I probably don’t want to hire you.
Opinion Space →
The U.S. Department of State is interested in your perspectives and input on a series of important foreign policy questions. “Opinion Space” is a new discussion forum designed to engage participants…
Eric I'd like to take Lubchenco's "most popular" ... →
I’d like to take Lubchenco’s “most popular” YouTube video in NOAA and raise it 50,000 views. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vZqC8SsL8 I get the question a lot on how virtual worlds can…
The Department of Commerce is initiating the development of an Open Government Plan through a website http://www.commerce.gov/open #gov20
Dear Microsoft, when asking if I want to install updates on a reboot, a time estimate would be nice. I’m now late for a very important date.
We’re going to file this one under the bad timing department. #sl http://yfrog.com/4islfacebookhirej
5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You... →
Dear Linden Lab, why do you continue to hemorrhage good employees? #SL
#YouKnowYourAvatarIsOldWhen You outlive the Linden that gets you started. #SL
It’s the end of Second Life as I know it. https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/2010-March/038469.html #SL
Really, who needs Evangelists or Market Development people anyway? https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/2010-March/038468.html
A work-in-progress recreation of Jess Bachman’s amazing poster “Death and Taxes” in SL tied to an Ideascale community. http://bit.ly/9Hn0Vn
Open Government: Berners-Lee and the UK to Show... →
government data berners-lee uk gov2.0 collaboration opengovernment
Got a “civil engagement license” for http://www.idealscale.com/ The power of the crowd will belong to *me.* #imtel
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Note to building employees. Please do *not* put your frozen food in the microwave, set the timer for an hour, and forget about your lunch.
Collecting (and voting on) good ideas. Is there really wisdom in the crowd? http://www.goodideas.org/ (via @RobinHarper)
#YouKnowYourAvatarIsOldWhen You remember the corn field. Alternatively, you’re older than most the Lindens you hang out with. #SL
Yes! RT @adrielhampton: DoD is working smart. But wish we had a Dept. of Peace leading #gov20 innovation. #p2 #opengov (via @RitaJKing)
Gary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web... →
Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web…
Feds Commence Huge Data Center Consolidation «... →
The federal government has begun what looms as the largest data center consolidation in history, hoping to dramatically reduce IT operations that are currently distributed among more than 1,100 data…
I’m hoping Kundra’s IT data center consolidation plan doesn’t create a solution with the same reliability as our enterprise email system.
Best Excel 2007 template ever. NodeXL: enter a network edge list, push a button, and see the network graph. http://www.codeplex.com/NodeXL
Discovering the limitations of “shared” media. It’s still infinitely better than what we had last week. #secondlife
DoD Official Policy on New/Social Media →
The Department of Defense released its official policy on new/social media today. The policy (Directive-Type Memorandum 09-026), which is effective immediately, states that the default for the DoD…
DoD Official Policy on New/Social Media A step in the right direction! http://is.gd/9g3o8