Submitted by Jesse on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 18:51
I finally tracked down the quote from the Brookings Web forum from June 28, 2011 "How Social Networking Can Reinvigorate American Democracy and Civic Participation" (page with video and link to transcript here). It was from Macon Phillips, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy at The White House." Here's the full text of his comment:
Submitted by Jesse on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 11:32
Some points:
- social media isn't for decision making but for discovery
- mobile is a new audience particularly for minorities as well as a new level of engagement
- institutional voice is less effective than personal voices. people now expect personal contact rather than @somecorporation
- Lee Rainie - there's a spectrum of engagement -- lurking - commenting - forwarding - attending. The point is moving people along not an absolute yes/no engagement.
Submitted by Jesse on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 09:10
One of the by-products of the possible shutdown of the US Government is that policy wonks and administrators are dusting off the Antideficiency Act and the interpretations thereof. The Act, dating back to the Civil War era (1884), implements Congress's "power of the purse." As summarized on the GAO site,
In its current form, the law prohibits:
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