Here in Philadelphia, we have been able to build a fantastic relationship between the public, private, university and community sectors around open governance, open data and transparency. Just this week, Mayor Michael Nutter announced an Open Data Executive Order which,... Continue reading

Out of 16 categories, Philadelphia projects won or were runner up nine times in the 2011 GovFresh awards. It is fantastic to be a part of rethinking and acting upon new thoughts that bring people together for true citizen benefit.... Continue reading

Great interview of Azavea's Deb Boyer on OpenData Philly and the OpenData Race: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gov20/2011/10/24/open-data-phildelphia-style Well done Deb! Thank you Mark Headd for sharing. Continue reading

With social media and marketing comes video content. We believe video content is such a major component of your social media strategy and relationship with your fans and customers. So with this said, we’re pleased to announce the first solid... Continue reading

I’m excited to announce that we rolled out a new open data portal for the Philadelphia region today, OpenDataPhilly.org. Open data and government transparency have been increasingly visible concerns over the past few years. The City of Philadelphia was once... Continue reading

Bob Lefsetz wrote a great post about hanging out with Paul Oakenfold at his home in LA. I am not a huge Paul Oakenfold fan, but I do like him and absolutely acknowledge the great contribution he has made to... Continue reading

NEW YORK — In a city of millions, how many people go knocking on the door of City Hall? via online.wsj.com Continue reading

"Humanitarians and Power Couple" My wife and I love this and are so appreciative of those that thought of us to have us named as New Faces In Philly. The writer called us "humanitarians and power couple", which are very... Continue reading

Robert Cheetham, CEO of the extremely impressive GIS-focused Philadelphia firm Azavea and a colleague on the Open Data Philly initiative, passed this article on to me about open government - 10 Steps To Open Government. It is a very interesting... Continue reading

When Google introduced Google Profiles in April of 2009, I had this sense that they were going to be integral to our relationships on the social Web. It turns out I was right, though I didn't expect that I would... Continue reading

Below is a post from a colleague of mine at Fuzebox, Shani Sammons. I am fortunate to work with Shani as she leads the social media and social marketing efforts for the documentary for which I am serving as Executive... Continue reading

My first test of posting using Clipmarks. Cheers- paul clipped from kidsatplaysummit.com Feb 05 2011 Why Internet Safety Needs a Makeover Posted by: Robin Raskin on Feb 05, 2011 Tagged in: Togetherville , Safe Communications , LG , kids ,... Continue reading

At YCombinator’s Startup School at Stanford University, the founder of the now-defunct music sharing startup Imeem, Dalton Caldwell, stated that “every time a founder does a music startup, a likely more successful startup dies.” (Follow the link to Mashable for... Continue reading

The world of online advertising is much more nuanced and dynamic than I had given it credit for as the Ad Revenue conference in NYC last week taught me. Below are a few of my take-aways, which I look forward... Continue reading

I am fortunate to sit on the Board of EarthForce, a national organization dedicated to teaching young people how to translate their passion into action to benefit their communities. We train teachers how to best work with students on various... Continue reading

I had the great pleasure this week of participating in a Code For America brainstorming session with members of the City of Philadelphia Mayor's office and Division of Technology. It was a fantastic experience as we discussed how technology can drive stronger and more efficient communications between citizens and City Hall, as well as help citizens create solutions for themselves within their neighborhoods. This is part of the larger Digital Philadelphia initiative, of which I am a very happy participant on the web applications side. We have a public-private committee to bring open data and open applications to Philadelphia as they have in DC, NYC, San Francisco and other places. We are fortunate to have insight and participation from Comcast, Navteq and Wharton to Indy Hall, City Hall and the startup community. It is certainly an exciting time to be in Philadelphia! If you are not familiar with Code For America, take a look at the video and visit the site. It is a fantastic mission. Continue reading

I am excited to work alongside these guys when they come into Philadelphia next year! Continue reading

One of my favorite bloggers and simply an extremely knowledgeable and friendly individual, Mark Ramsey had a great post today. Mark has been on the leading edge of pushing the radio industry into the digital world as they should be.... Continue reading

I have often been asked about how to measure media or calculate the success of a program, project, campaign or initiative. Those questions have become even more prevalent over the past few years as the outlets for content has fragmented.... Continue reading

#in The realities of our world today include fragmented media choices, a consumer base that demands relevance and that is both difficult to discover and satisfy. That means it is critical to establish, and nurture, lasting bonds with the consumers... Continue reading

Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley recently released and presented her Internet Trends study at the CM Summit in New York City. Amidst discussions of mobile, online advertising, e-commerce and international trends, the item that caught my eye related to the... Continue reading

In preparing to speak at the MFM Conference 2 weeks ago, I put together the following cheat sheet in how to approach the questions of measuring brand relationships, in general, and social media in particular. Social media is merely one... Continue reading

#in Original Post from Mashable Suaad Sait is co-founder of Workstreamer, a business listening platform that delivers actionable, real-time information to business professionals. As businesspeople, we now have an unlimited amount of constantly updating information at our fingertips. It holds... Continue reading