Ellen Perlman

Recent Articles

• Porn Available on Library Computers
• Apr 23, 2009
• That headline grabs you doesn't it? So did this one, when I read it yesterday morning: "San Jose Council votes down porn filters ...
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• Starry-eyed Politicians, Buy Your Domain Name Now
• Apr 14, 2009
• Planning to run for governor in 2010? Or 2014? Or 2018? Get your domain name now. Don't let a cybersquatter shake you down for the Web site ...

• Powering Their Way Up
• Apr 1, 2009
• CIOs pushed to become cabinet-level appointees -- but it doesn't always work out.

• More video from gov20camp
• Apr 1, 2009
• posted by Ellen Perlman I've added a second video to my post about Government 2.0 Camp (and a third below, as you can see). The ...

• The 2016 Olympic Games Will Be Held in Ely, Minnesota
• Apr 1, 2009
• Ely, Minnesota, population nearing 4,000, is hoping to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Crews are starting now to drain Miners Lake to create the first in-ground Olympic ...

• A Government "Unconference" Tackles Social Media
• Mar 31, 2009
• Gov2.0 camp was the most astounding example of the wisdom IN crowds I've ever witnessed. First thing in the morning on Friday, no one ...

• Babble and Waffle
• Mar 26, 2009
• The Brits aren't any better at avoiding government jargon than we are. Hence the list of 200 of words the Local Government Association would like ...

• This Small Town Ain't No Mayberry
• Mar 13, 2009
• Wait a minute. Topless coffee shops are allowed? Unless otherwise specified? I ask because a topless coffee shop opened in Vassalboro, Maine, and the only ...
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• Twitter and Widgets and Blogs, Oh My
• Mar 3, 2009
• Many states have created their own versions of recovery.gov, the federal Web site that tells taxpayers where their economic stimulus dollars are going. But ...

• Technology: My, How Times Have Changed...And Will Again.
• Mar 3, 2009
• Once upon a time, people were skeptical about governments wasting their time creating Web sites. Remember those days? Yeah, me neither. Now we have Web ...

• To Serve, Virtually
• Mar 1, 2009
• Packing multiple applications on a single server can save big bucks.

• The Dirt on Soil
• Feb 20, 2009
• We here at Governing (I'm a little ashamed to admit now) sometimes have made fun of the fact that states choose an official state ...

• The Wisdom of Crowds
• Feb 1, 2009
• A CIO looks to the public to take city data and turn them into quick, nimble and useful software programs.

• Follow the "Recovery" Money
• Jan 27, 2009
• If you want to follow the stimulus package state by state, the Center for American Progress is one place to go. CAP released a map ...

• Technology and Openness in an Obama Administration
• Jan 26, 2009
• President Barack Obama signed a memo last week on government transparency. Even before he has named a chief technology officer, he's directed that person ...