Monthly Archives: July 2010

Infographics in Gov 2.0

Infographics provide a medium for citizen participation in e-gov. This article explores how First Lady Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign is utilizing web 2.0 and infographics. Continue reading

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Government Portals: Less is More

A visual contrast of the Taiwanese government portal site and its US counterpart. I’ll probably use some of this analysis when presenting my recommendations about the site next month. Continue reading

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Powerpoint, begone!

Powerpoint is omnipresent in our world, even though we all hate it. In this post I explore using Prezi to replace a standard-issue government presentation, and mention a free web-based graphic editor as well! Continue reading

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In E-gov, Web 2.0 is more than SMO

Social Media Optimization is pervasive in current e-government initiatives, but it is only one piece of the puzzle. In fact, before SMO becomes useful, governments sites need to have a citizen-centric organization and quality, SMO-tailored content. Continue reading

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