Comments on: Whose Transparent Government? http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:57:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: resimler http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-9554 resimler Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:56:17 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-9554 Thank you for the post. Thank you for the post.

]]> By: printing http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-8651 printing Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:49:23 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-8651 Is Obama's transparent government, so transparent that you can see right through to communism? Is Obama’s transparent government, so transparent that you can see right through to communism?

]]> By: printing http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-8650 printing Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:48:43 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-8650 Open your eyes. He says he's going to do something and then doesn't because his followers are cult-like and listen to his words rather than watch his actions. Open your eyes. He says he’s going to do something and then doesn’t because his followers are cult-like and listen to his words rather than watch his actions.

]]> By: Saglik Sayfasi http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-8203 Saglik Sayfasi Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:18:31 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-8203 Gov 2.0 should really about providing public access points to public data held by government. This might not be as “cool” as working with social media technologies but has the potential to have far more impact on a drive for openness and transparency. Gov 2.0 should really about providing public access points to public data held by government. This might not be as “cool” as working with social media technologies but has the potential to have far more impact on a drive for openness and transparency.

]]> By: Cartoon Bears http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-7915 Cartoon Bears Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-7915 Like the rest of Obama's campaign promises, this too shall pass. He's finding out that he is not in control, never was and never will be. He's playing with the 'big boys' (ultra-rich globalists) who put him there in the first place, and he will do as he is told. Like the rest of Obama’s campaign promises, this too shall pass. He’s finding out that he is not in control, never was and never will be. He’s playing with the ‘big boys’ (ultra-rich globalists) who put him there in the first place, and he will do as he is told.

]]> By: youtube gir http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 youtube gir Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:09:29 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-7824 thanx for post thanx for post

]]> By: meznor http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-814 meznor Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:26:36 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-814 Also, I think if the Obama team is part of any social networks, they should all be listed and hyperlinked on the Change.gov website. That would solve one part of the issue... it would also provide easier access to all of their networks and increase the chance of getting their message out, unaltered, before the media and third parties get at it. Also, I think if the Obama team is part of any social networks, they should all be listed and hyperlinked on the Change.gov website. That would solve one part of the issue… it would also provide easier access to all of their networks and increase the chance of getting their message out, unaltered, before the media and third parties get at it.

]]> By: meznor http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-813 meznor Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:21:17 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-813 I was driving the other day, and the car in front of me had a bumper sticker which said: “Freedom is the distance between corporate influence and the state.” Kind of cut-and-dry, because we’re bombarded with any number of influences beyond those two. Anyway, whoever is behind the Twitter account should absolutely be transparent about who s/he is. If it’s some dude off the street and he just wants to stream status updates from the Change.gov website to a larger audience, then that’s cool, but as you say, it would be easy to start tweeting other messages along with the stream and passing it off as the transition team’s words. It could lead to a lot of misinformation about Obama’s team’s policies. Freedom to use and mash-up public information is one thing, but assuming the identity of another party, whether intentional or unintentional, is dangerous, especially when it’s the president-elect’s communications/transition team. People still believe Obama is a terrorist based on mudslinging gossip raised during the campaign. Hell, people believe Elvis is still alive... (*ducks*). I guess maybe ignorant people will always be out there and believe anything they hear. But the point is, true freedom has nothing to do with various groups trying to influence you and finding a middle ground where you can be “neutral” and make a decision; we all influence each other, by human nature, and constantly negotiate which influences we take into our personal worlds. True freedom lies in being truthful about who you are and what/who you represent, and making decisions based on perhaps the naïve belief that others are being truthful about themselves, too. In my opinion, whoever it is behind @change_gov needs to reveal who s/he is in order to minimize the potential misunderstandings that could result from not being upfront about his or her identity. Even if it is “I’m just some dude posting this… I don’t represent the Obama team,” without giving a real name… (Or whoever it happens to be, if it’s someone within the government.) I was driving the other day, and the car in front of me had a bumper sticker which said: “Freedom is the distance between corporate influence and the state.” Kind of cut-and-dry, because we’re bombarded with any number of influences beyond those two.

Anyway, whoever is behind the Twitter account should absolutely be transparent about who s/he is. If it’s some dude off the street and he just wants to stream status updates from the Change.gov website to a larger audience, then that’s cool, but as you say, it would be easy to start tweeting other messages along with the stream and passing it off as the transition team’s words. It could lead to a lot of misinformation about Obama’s team’s policies.

Freedom to use and mash-up public information is one thing, but assuming the identity of another party, whether intentional or unintentional, is dangerous, especially when it’s the president-elect’s communications/transition team. People still believe Obama is a terrorist based on mudslinging gossip raised during the campaign. Hell, people believe Elvis is still alive… (*ducks*). I guess maybe ignorant people will always be out there and believe anything they hear. But the point is, true freedom has nothing to do with various groups trying to influence you and finding a middle ground where you can be “neutral” and make a decision; we all influence each other, by human nature, and constantly negotiate which influences we take into our personal worlds. True freedom lies in being truthful about who you are and what/who you represent, and making decisions based on perhaps the naïve belief that others are being truthful about themselves, too.

In my opinion, whoever it is behind @change_gov needs to reveal who s/he is in order to minimize the potential misunderstandings that could result from not being upfront about his or her identity. Even if it is “I’m just some dude posting this… I don’t represent the Obama team,” without giving a real name… (Or whoever it happens to be, if it’s someone within the government.)

]]> By: Stuart Lander http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Stuart Lander Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:07:17 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-810 Mark - this is a thoughtful article. My concern is that the new administration (and government at all levels generally) focuses too much on emerging social technologies as the way to be open and transparent. Using the technologies is just another way to control the messaging that government wants to send out to the public. Gov 2.0 should really about providing public access points to public data held by government. This might not be as "cool" as working with social media technologies but has the potential to have far more impact on a drive for openness and transparency. Federal, state and local government agencies should all be prioritizing opening up their data to the public. The developer community will create tools and applications to make use of this data. Mark – this is a thoughtful article. My concern is that the new administration (and government at all levels generally) focuses too much on emerging social technologies as the way to be open and transparent. Using the technologies is just another way to control the messaging that government wants to send out to the public. Gov 2.0 should really about providing public access points to public data held by government. This might not be as “cool” as working with social media technologies but has the potential to have far more impact on a drive for openness and transparency. Federal, state and local government agencies should all be prioritizing opening up their data to the public. The developer community will create tools and applications to make use of this data.

]]> By: Kelcy Allwein http://prsarahevans.com/2008/12/whose-transparent-government/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Kelcy Allwein Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:08:06 +0000 http://prsarahevans.com/?p=130#comment-807 If transparency is a highly desirable quality for Twitter and other social media, the @change_gov is violating that premise. Looking at the twitterfeed on people who have been looking at the past few days indicates that they believe that it is part of an official Obama brand. I have no problems personally with the site, but @ObamaChange covers almost everything first and does it as part of the Obama brand. While they may have been a little slow to announce their presence ( on line after the election on 6 Nov), shouldn't they get the credit for the news that they are putting out instead of anonymous feeder. That doesn't mean that others can retweet the news but the perception is that @change_gov is part of the Obama brand and it is not. That is misinformation. I have no problems with sites like @oreillymedia or @sciam on Twitter. They provide me with valuable information. But they openly acknowledge who they are. I would recommend that other sites who are not so open like @change_gov do the same (although it's pretty easy to figure out who is running the site if you do a little analysis on following and followers). If transparency is a highly desirable quality for Twitter and other social media, the @change_gov is violating that premise. Looking at the twitterfeed on people who have been looking at the past few days indicates that they believe that it is part of an official Obama brand. I have no problems personally with the site, but @ObamaChange covers almost everything first and does it as part of the Obama brand. While they may have been a little slow to announce their presence ( on line after the election on 6 Nov), shouldn’t they get the credit for the news that they are putting out instead of anonymous feeder. That doesn’t mean that others can retweet the news but the perception is that @change_gov is part of the Obama brand and it is not. That is misinformation.

I have no problems with sites like @oreillymedia or @sciam on Twitter. They provide me with valuable information. But they openly acknowledge who they are. I would recommend that other sites who are not so open like @change_gov do the same (although it’s pretty easy to figure out who is running the site if you do a little analysis on following and followers).

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