Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your historical inauguration. You have open doors, inspired, and motivated our generation and generations to come. History is in the making each and everyday you wake up and carry the burdens that our nation faces. You inherited one of the most ailing economy that our nation has faced since the Great Depression.Continue reading “The Stimulus is Not the Answer”
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Government Transparency Is Making Data Understandable
What is government transparency? President Obama promised to post all non-emergency bills brought to his desk on his website for a five day public review period. In a memo to his staff, Obama wrote, “Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their government is doing.” While on the surface, these initiatives andContinue reading “Government Transparency Is Making Data Understandable”
Surviving an Economic Downturn: Improve Customer Service
Every once in a while, you run across just exceptional customer service, above and beyond the regular call of duty. In the fast pace world we live in, we expect the cheapest service, removed from all human contact: self checkout at the grocery store, ATM’s, drive through oil changes, automated car washes. Recently, I encounteredContinue reading “Surviving an Economic Downturn: Improve Customer Service”
Holiday Slow Down is a Good Time to Replan
Holidays are a great time to “Press the Reset Button On Your Life.” Whether you’re taking time off for Christmas, or protesting for a more inclusive holiday season free from religion, the fact is, that people are socializing, spending time with family, or on vacation. Other than the service industry, things do slow down, andContinue reading “Holiday Slow Down is a Good Time to Replan”
What is Twitter and Twitter Resources
Started in March of 2006, twitter has grown beyond a small group of users to adoption by mainstream media. It’s rare to go to any social media site and not see a reference to someone’s twitter account. The following is a brief walk through from the “what is twitter” stage to “how do I becomeContinue reading “What is Twitter and Twitter Resources”
Participating in Local Government Can Be Rewarding
$700B to the financial sector. $25B to the auto makers. A couple billion here and a couple billion there. At the national and federal level, decisions are made that affect millions and cost billions. At the local level, say city and county, decisions affects thousands and costs thousands to hundreds of thousands to a fewContinue reading “Participating in Local Government Can Be Rewarding”
What is Social Media?
Thanks to the team at Common Craft, questions like what is social media can be explained by pointing people to their website. Using paper cut outs and animation, they eloquently explain these complex ideas. Bonus video: What is Twitter?
Shout Out to the Brazen Careerist Team
Brazen Careerist, an online community known as the career center for Generation Y, recently revamped its site and make it more socially interactive. It started as a network of 50 beta bloggers and has grown to over 350 20-something, Gen-Y bloggers (I joined in May 2008). First off, congrats to the BC team for theirContinue reading “Shout Out to the Brazen Careerist Team”