Interesting article by Mike Elgan (Earthweb) on an effort by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to “assert supremacy over online public opinion, raise the level and study the art of online guidance and actively use new technologies to increase the strength of positive propaganda”.
The article also introduced me to the concept of astroturfing which I […]
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How China’s ‘50 Cent Army’ Could Wreck Web 2.0
January 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Asia, China, Legal Issues, Politics, Security, Society, Standards, Trust, Web 2.0, Wisdom of Crowds, e-Democracy, transparency
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Study: Surfing Social Networks at Work Could Be Good for You
October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Collaboration, Legal Issues, Net-Gen, Reports, Resources, Security, Society, Trust, UK, Web 2.0, transparency
Came across this text ‘Network Citizens: Power and Responsibility at Work‘ via Paul Glazowski at Mashable.com
Here is an excerpt from the foreword by Robert Ainger, Corporate Director, Orange Business
One of the key findings within this research is the tension that distinctions between purely personal and professional life are becoming increasingly blurred and that this is […]
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Government 2.0 and Beyond…Harnessing Collective Intelligence
September 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Collaboration, Event, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Government as Platform, Knowledge Management, Local Government, Net-Gen, Politics, Security, Society, Trust, USA, Video, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, e-Democracy, e-government, transparency
I Have just finished attending an excellent symposium ‘Government 2.0 and Beyond…Harnessing Collective Intelligence’ which was hosted by the US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration) DOD Chief Information Officer and the Information Resources Management College, US National Defense University.
Government 2.0 Symposium in the IRM Government Center in Second Life
The Panelists were
• David […]
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IT decision makers cautious in adopting Web 2.0 Tools
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Government Policy, Security, Software, USA, Web 2.0
A recent CWD Corporation (US) Survey has found that over 40% of corporate IT decision makers across both government and corporate sectors have rolled out some Web 2.0 tools in their organisations,it also reveals that more than half of them may be hesitant to use such applications, with 31% worrying that Web 2.0 will be […]
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Government use of Web 2.0 hampered by security fears
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Security, UK, Web 2.0
Via IT week
Government efforts to improve interactions with the public through the use of Web 2.0 technologies are being stymied by security fears.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS), said Web 2.0 technologies would help the department communicate with younger customers familiar with social networking sites. But the DCFS said it faced a challenge […]
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