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  Location Based Social Media Tools

  I think many New York State agencies can benefit from using location based social media tools. For example, SCVNGR (http://www.scvngr.com/) is like Foursquare in the fact that users check in to locations and can see their friends. However, it differs in that people can earn points by finishing challenges and completing treks (where people visit multiple locations). Also, unlike Foursquare, SCVNGR is looking to help out ...more »

  I think many New York State agencies can benefit from using location based social media tools. For example, SCVNGR (http://www.scvngr.com/) is like Foursquare in the fact that users check in to locations and can see their friends. However, it differs in that people can earn points by finishing challenges and completing treks (where people visit multiple locations). Also, unlike Foursquare, SCVNGR is looking to help out early adopters create their own treks. Just think OPRHP could create a trek for visiting the parks or monuments. The reward could be a coupon for free park admission. What do you think about this?

  Let me know what you think.

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  Submitted by 11311638 2 years ago

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  Internal Virtual World for CIO-OFT

  Do you think that a second-life like virtural world for CIO-OFT employees would foster more internal participation in internal communication, and expression and generation of internal ideas?

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  Submitted by New York State CIO 3 years ago

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  SecondLife ~ Virtual New York

  Hello, as part of a community Health Information Exchange social media project, we've created a New York Statewide Virtual World in SecondLife (http://www.secondlife.com). Would be interested in demonstrating/collaborating/sharing our project as it might fit with the Empire2.0 intiative. We are planning to open in SecondLife in mid-july.

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  Submitted by New York State CIO 3 years ago

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  Niagra Brdiges Twitter Feed to Electronic Road Signs

  In listening to Melodie Mayberry-Stewart talk about the Twitter account that posts updates about Niagara Bridges, the question came up about the risk involved in encouraging drivers to read twitter feeds as they drive across the Niagara bridges. One thinks they may be looking at these BEFORE leaving, but then some may not. My idea is to also have the electronic road signs subscribe to these feeds thereby providing a ...more »

  In listening to Melodie Mayberry-Stewart talk about the Twitter account that posts updates about Niagara Bridges, the question came up about the risk involved in encouraging drivers to read twitter feeds as they drive across the Niagara bridges. One thinks they may be looking at these BEFORE leaving, but then some may not.

  My idea is to also have the electronic road signs subscribe to these feeds thereby providing a "heads-up" display of this information to discourage users from looking at the small screen of their mobile phone.

  --Scott Lawson, QAD, Inc.

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  Submitted by Unsubscribed User 3 years ago

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  Agency Policies Regarding Social Networking

  As social networking continues to gain in importance as a tool for employees to connect and collaborate, there appears to be a clear divide developing between those who are permitted access to these tools by their agency and those who aren't. I attended a recent meeting of a number of agencies, and through a show of hands there was a roughly 50-50 split between those permitted access and those denied. As the State continues ...more »

  As social networking continues to gain in importance as a tool for employees to connect and collaborate, there appears to be a clear divide developing between those who are permitted access to these tools by their agency and those who aren't. I attended a recent meeting of a number of agencies, and through a show of hands there was a roughly 50-50 split between those permitted access and those denied. As the State continues to bring in young minds who are used to relying on these tools every day, which agencies do you think will be in a better position to attract and retain these valuable people?

  Agency CIO's should get together to weigh the value these tools provide against what they see as potential losses in productivity, and develop a more consistent policy and plan for permitting access.

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  Submitted by John Rager 3 years ago

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  What media / communities are being considered for

  One problem I face on a local level is the availability of Facebook on the county network. Many times govt. IT departments will not allow access to social networking sites due to the potential for abuse, i.e. time wasting. "Linked In" seems to be an exception due to it's business like status. (Don't tell the network admins. that's it's really a social network, please...) Twitter still works, perhaps because of the ...more »

  One problem I face on a local level is the availability of Facebook on the county network. Many times govt. IT departments will not allow access to social networking sites due to the potential for abuse, i.e. time wasting.

  "Linked In" seems to be an exception due to it's business like status. (Don't tell the network admins. that's it's really a social network, please...)

  Twitter still works, perhaps because of the short message limitation

  Are you working in other parts of the new media also?

  Have you considered the "NING" community? It seems to be another alternative for specific groups or communities.

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