Emerging Tech
What If @NASA Crossed 5 Million Followers and No One Was There to Tweet It
It happened about a week into the shutdown.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Analysis Shows Feds' Furlough Disparity
NOAA is tweeting more since the shutdown hit, while the VA holds steady.
Emerging Tech
Thwarted Users Vent About Obamacare Website on Facebook
It's not just the opponents who are angry: People trying to sign up for health coverage complain about long wait times and software glitches.
Modernization
Amazon Prevails in CIA Cloud Suit
IBM, which argued Amazon unfairly won the cloud contract, plans to appeal.
Emerging Tech
Government Tweets Down Sharply During Shutdown
Employees running some of the governments most popular Twitter accounts have been furloughed.
Digital Government
Obamacare Software Failures Confirmed
Healthcare.gov gets coding touch-ups after bugs and glitches in its first week.
Emerging Tech
Guess When the Shutdown Will End and Win $100
The crowds are saying 18 days, according to a model futures market for government outcomes.
Emerging Tech
What’s Not Shut Down During the Shutdown
A rundown of government websites and social media profiles that are still up and running.
Emerging Tech
There's No Tech Roadmap for this Shutdown
The last time politicians closed government down, a cat named Socks ruled the first White House website.
Digital Government
Major IT Problems Loom if Shutdown Drags On
Extended furloughs will depress an already demoralized technology workforce.
Emerging Tech
Fandom and Criticism: What I learned from LA’s Social Media Week
And what agencies could learn from the symbiotic relationship between obsession and criticism during the government shutdown.
Emerging Tech
Here's How Furloughed Feds Did Web Rage in '95
Furloughed employees and shutdown tourists were taking their anger online even then.
Emerging Tech
GOV Unplugged: Your Guide to What’s Shut Down During a Shutdown
Federal websites, data feeds and social media posts have all been switched off.
Emerging Tech
The Shutdown Will be Tweeted -- Just Not Officially
Most government Twitter and Facebook profiles are dark, but some feds are documenting the shutdown from personal accounts.
Digital Government
Government Social Media Feeds Will Go Dark During a Shutdown
Essential employees could post information to sites in the event of an emergency, officials say.
Modernization
What a Government Game App Should (and Shouldn't) Look Like
CDC’s Solve the Outbreak app makes the grade but NASA’s Comet Question doesn’t.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: How City Governments Go Digital
The future of digital government will be about smaller companies and citizen security, GOV2.0LA founder says.
Emerging Tech
Most Offline Adults Prefer It That Way
About 15 percent of America’s offline adults are former Internet users who gave it up, a study found.
Emerging Tech
Making the President Viral
Obama’s digital reelection team focused on what the president’s supporters wanted their friends to think they liked.
Emerging Tech
From Twitter Revolution to Twitter Diplomacy in Iran
President Rouhani’s foreign minister is engaging in Twitter diplomacy; activists wonder when they can too.
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