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Archive for January, 2009

Snapshot: Internet passes newspapers

Posted in Internet, New Media, News on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Hotel Tango: Pew and PR Newser

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Before I sign off for the weekend…

Posted in D-Ring on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

… and enjoy the insanity that is about to descend on DC, I thought I’d share the top search term for people who got to my blog this week:
“Women in flight suits”
Who knew?
Happy innauguation weekend, everyone.

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Gov 2.0: Why every government employee doesn’t need to blog

Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2009 | 20 Comments »

Apparently I offended the social media gods last night at Social Media Club DC when I made the audacious statement expressing my sincere hope that every Tom, Dick and Harry in the federal government didn’t start a blog to become more “Gov 2.0″
Some in attendance expressed disagreement. Others called me elitist.
For the record, I’m not [...]

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D-Ring Live: Social Media Club DC

Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Are you in DC? Do you like gathering with other social media geeks? Does government new media interest you? Do you think Steve Field is just the cutest guy on the planet?
Then come to Social Media Club tonight at the Partnership for Public Service building in downtown Washington!
Mark Drapeau, Chris Dorobeck and I will be [...]

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Bill Roggio is 100% correct

Posted in Joe the Plumber, Journalism, New Media on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I seldom post other people’s blog posts verbatim, but Bill Roggio (who is one of the best out there) rebuts Joe the Plumbers comments suggesting that we should get rid of war correspondents so well. I couldn’t resist.
This one is a must read (from the Weekly Standard blog):

There has been no shortage of coverage of [...]

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Somebody shoot me

Posted in Joe the Plumber on January 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Seriously???
TOLEDO, Ohio – Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter’s notebook.
The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
Samuel J. Wurzelbacher says he’ll spend 10 days covering the fighting.
He tells [...]

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A big day for Tom Ricks

Posted in CNAS, New Media, Reporters on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Not only is the (in)famous WaPo military correspondent a new fellow at CNAS, but Tom Ricks also now has his own blog called The Best Defense at the new ForeignPolicy.com. Two big announcements on a Monday. Isn’t that a bit much Tom?
Old-school PAOs have heard of the “Ricks Rule.” We’ll see if he creates new [...]

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