‘Government’ Archives
MySpace settles with FTC over privacy issues
Myspace, the once-mighty social network ultimately toppled by Facebook, settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and agreed to submit to privacy audits over the next 20 years. The settlement, over charges that Myspace misrepresented its privacy [Read More]
Washington State uses virtual world to train crime fighters
Local and State Law enforcement and parole officers in Washington are invited to take part in a one-day training program that deals with crimes in virtual worlds. The course is the result of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to [Read More]
Amherst Town Manager plugs into social media to communicate with their public
While visiting the Amherst Town Common during the Sustainability Festival recently, Town Manager John Musante decided to give it a plug. He pulled out his cellphone and typed: “Solar, tree care… and baby goats!” and sent it out to his Twitter followers. He [Read More]
Washington State offers virtual world crime course to law enforcement
Local and State Law enforcement and parole officers in Washington are invited to take part in a one-day training program that deals with crimes in virtual worlds. The course is the result of a grant from the grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice [Read More]
House passes CISPA
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a hotly protested cyber security bill, CISPA, with a vote of 248 to 168. CISPA, or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, seeks to give American companies more legal breathing room when collecting and sharing [Read More]
Federal agencies exploring virtual worlds for training and more….
Paulette Robinson, the iCollege’s associate dean for teaching, learning and technology, said the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds has grown from five members from four federal agencies in 2007 to 3,000 members this year. “They’re from industry, [Read More]
Florida National Guard uses gamification to help unemployed soldiers
The Florida National Guard has found a novel way of helping its state’s unemployed soldiers work in the private sector: a program called Operation KickStart. The program uses gamification techniques to educate and teach participants in a game-like social platform [Read More]
eBook pricing lawsuit may be coming to Apple & big publishers today
In an effort to protect consumers from heightened e-book prices, the Department of Justice could sue Apple Wednesday morning. The DOJ is concerned with a deal between Apple and five other publishers — Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group, Macmillan, [Read More]
Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords
Moving to the forefront of social media privacy law nationwide, the Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation prohibiting employers in the state from asking current and prospective employees for their user names and passwords to websites such as Facebook and Twitter. [Read More]
Check out this presidential candidates’ social media report card – who got an A?
Marketing expert Patricia Cesaire discusses which presidential candidates are using the most effective digital campaign strategies. Read more: MSNBC [Read More]
