Posts Tagged General Government

CityCamp – Talkin’ Government & Gettin’ Scrappy

Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to spend the entire weekend at the UIC campus in Chicago hanging out with about 100 other people who are interested in local government. The event was CityCamp - a conference held in unconference style where the attendees determine and host the sessions. W

01.31.2010 | Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Virtual Cemetery Update

Virtual Cemetery Update

While exploring the virtual grid for government-related sites, I stumbled across a virtual graveyard on the Prince Edward County (Ontario) island in Second Life. And while Second Life has several interesting cemeteries this one caught my attention because the builders had loaded some of the stones w

01.3.2010 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Social Networking Lessons for Building Local Communities

A city's sustainability and stability relies on an active, engaged, and innovative population. But local government was never structured to address this social aspect of community even though many expect it to do so. Instead, as Tim O'Reilly said in this video, government is like a vending machine,

12.28.2009 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Open Government: A New Type of Reality Show?

There's been a lot of talk lately about open and transparent government, public data collection and distribution, and freedom of information. People are excited about online tools that allow for sharing of data. And politicians are eagerly answering the cries for open government by passing new FOIA

12.22.2009 | Government in the Metaverse | admin

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