Archive for December, 2008

Lose the Politician

While I don't normally like to touch too strongly on politics in any article or blog I write, I saw something today on the GovLoop site (posted by Andrew Krzmarzick) that is so potentially life-changing, you need to see it. This very short video presents a thought-provoking and powerful message abou

12.30.2008 | Government in the Metaverse | admin

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Who’s Leading the Charge to Web 2.0?

Today I read a recently released white paper, Government 2.0: Building Communities with Web 2.0 and Social Networking. Overall, I thought the paper did a good job summarizing much of the ongoing, online discussions and research on this topic. However, I sensed an underlying attitude that concerned m

12.26.2008 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Civil Engineering in the Virtual World

Civil Engineering in the Virtual World

For the past two years, I have been exploring Second Life as a potential tool for civil engineers, public works professionals, and local government. Now, thanks to Silverwing Benoir, a friend of mine from Second Life, I will have the opportunity to present what I have discovered, try to offer some i

12.20.2008 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Low Hanging Fruit for Your Stimulus Basket

Low Hanging Fruit for Your Stimulus Basket

Ever since our city first became aware of the possibility of a federal stimulus package focusing on public works, we have been busy as bees finding "shovel-ready" projects to submit for funding. Because I realize efforts like ours are now going on all over the U.S., I thought it might be helpful to

12.14.2008 | Energy, Public Works | admin

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