Writing our own Us Now story | Pool Here at Pool we're always keen to hear about new trends and ideas in social media. So when we heard about a screening of Us Now in Sydney, a UK film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the Internet, we just had to share… read full post

Briefing paper and recommendation endorsements from Public Sphere 2: Government 2.0 | Kate Lundy The Government 2.0 Public Sphere briefing paper was finalised on the wiki a week ago, and now we have launched the prettified pdf version, complete with graphs, photos from the day, and a useful mind map! The briefing paper has been… read full post

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Complexity in Government (tags: complexity government management) Twitter 101 for Business — A Special Guide Every day, millions of people use Twitter to create, discover and share ideas with others. Now, people are turning to Twitter as an effective way to reach out to businesses, too. From local stores to big brands, and from brick-and-mortar… read full post

TEDGlobal: 'The democratisation of intimacy' | Media | guardian.co.uk (tags: ted events anthropology intimacy)

Don’t investigate employees on Facebook, expert warns | SmartCompany Businesses should avoid using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to investigate the personal details and histories of prospective employees, an Australian legal expert has warned. Employers in Australia must be aware of legal obligations under the Privacy Act, and employee rights under… read full post

NSW follows Lundy's public sphere: News – Software – ZDNet Australia NSW MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Penny Sharpe has started the government 2.0 ball rolling in NSW, launching an event called NSWsphere modelled on Senator Kate Lundy's successful Public Sphere event in Canberra. (tags: australia newsouthwales government2.0 publicsphere) Mosman Municipal Council – CC… read full post

Enterprise 2.0 – Enter the dark force – The Xpragmatic View (tags: enterprise2.0 enterprise) Ton's Interdependent Thoughts: Reboot 11 – The Next Ten Years by Bruce Sterling (tags: reboot11 brucesterling) /Message: The Future Of Money: Bruce Sterling (tags: money brucesterling) Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » Not an Upgrade — an Upheaval (tags: journalism media)… read full post