Comments on: Government 2.0 and the Expiry Date of Social Networks

By: The Future of Facebook vs. the Future of Privacy and What They Mean to Gov 2.0

The Future of Facebook vs. the Future of Privacy and What They Mean to Gov 2.0 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:57:09 +0000

[...] second reflection is that, as I said a few times, we need to appreciate the inherently transient nature of social networks and social media [...]

By: Desarae A. Veit

Desarae A. Veit — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:27:10 +0000

Content is ever evolving, that is true. Their will always be predictions of the future. I’m not sure about an expiration date but I’m sure they way that we currently use them will absolutely change.

By: URL Shorteners: New Fabric of Society or Hidden Threat?

URL Shorteners: New Fabric of Society or Hidden Threat? — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:07:28 +0000

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By: Alberto Cottica

Alberto Cottica — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:13 +0000

Spot on, Andrea. I am trying to campaign for the public sector to provide infrastructure platforms to replace for stuff like Ning, Basecamp or Second Life – all platforms that I use.

By: zBeer

zBeer — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:28 +0000

As commented @ Mike Elgins post. Will we see “Nationalisation” on an International level for what becomes “essential” online real estate? It certainly seems likely if e-Gov sees a need to protect it’s online investment in 2.0.

Is this a sort of example of the rise of the Market State that Phillip Bobbit made us think about in Shield of Achilles? Large providers/clouds stepping in to secure the viability of 2.0 sites as a public service. Or a forerunner to Government crossing national boundaries to do the same?

Wikipedia via dbpedia and open data could certainly qualify. The US Gov’s request to Twitter during the recent Iranian issues is another salient example of an private sector online resource being determined to be in the national/international interest.

I love how the online world is changing the look of geopolitics and the world. Very exciting times.

Chris Beer
Canberra, Australia

By: Andrea Di Maio

Andrea Di Maio — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:05:37 +0000

@ Mark.
Definitely. However setting the boundaries of intervention is critical here. Would people like to have their conversations hosted on a government-owned platform in exchange for greater sustainability? I have my doubts. There will always be something cooler or new or more trendy to catch people’s attention and imagination.
Governments can only watch the space and act where they can really add value. Incidentally, until when the government URL shortener gets integrated into Tweedeck and the likes, it may be of limited use

By: Mark Drapeau

Mark Drapeau — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:57:39 +0000

Doesn’t this suggest that the U.S. Fed government URL shortener was a good idea because it’s “trusted and reliable” and that governments may want to actually innovate in the realms of social networks, microblogging, etc, itself rather than rely on five people in a Silicon Valley garage (or whatever)?

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Social Networks – email social network | Know Marketing Blog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:33:37 +0000

[...] Government 2.0 and the Expiry Date of Social Networks7 hours ago by Andrea Di Maio A good rule of thumb for governments approaching external social media is to realize that choosing an external social media platform or network to engage with is like picking up a bottle of fresh milk in a store and being unable to read …[ ] [...]