Geek Corps for Congress
This morning Jerimiah Owyang tallied social networking stats for the candidates showing a huge advantage to Obama. Now Gene Koo writes that Congress, not Obama, needs a Geek Corps.
What a wonderful idea. I’d love to help “rework the interface between legislators and their constituencies: to rebuild trust and honest, genuine relationships between lawmakers and We the People.”
Certainly, social media could play a role in this. For it to do so meaningfully, lessons beyond those learned in the Obama campaign are needed. The campaign succeeded more in using social media to help spread messages than it did in giving voices to the people.
What’s needed to change congress has more to do with changing the listening habits of legislators. Read more
Tags: government, politics, social media
About Dale
I've been a software engineer, a rocket scientist, a CEO, an author, editor and publisher, a personal trainer (to movie stars, Olympic and professional athletes), and helped build a couple of mobile and Internet ad agencies. Yeah, I was the guy at the front of the iPhone line; all three times. I write about startups, business, technology (especially web and mobile), and sometimes I review the gadgets I love to play with.-
Recent Posts
- iPhone hype and App hype exceeded by results: iTablet / iSlate to match it?
- Check your plan: new lower cell voice rates not automatic
- 2010 Year of the App Phone (Android vs. iPhone vs. WebOS)
- It’s time to end TSA-sponsored terrorism in the air and on American soil!
- To marry a geek, propose like one. Engaged! (Yes, on Twitter, like real geeks.)
- iTunes 9 Home Sharing/Sync the Wrong Solution. Give us automatic media caching!
- TimeCapsule sucks as Network Attached Storage for iTunes or Sonos
- Skittles goes all in on Twitter
- Competition Reduces Friction for Payments
- A hint about good presentations, Politics as an example of transparency? and OMMA Social
- Best iPhone Twitter app comes down to Tweetie vs. Twittelator Pro
- Suing over negative Yelp reviews (and a better response)
- Obama’s Blackberry: “They’re going to have to pry it out of my hands”
- iPhone vs. Blackberry: Touchscreen no substitute for good user experience
- The Tale of Despereaux: World’s First Live-Twitter Movie Review?
My Tweets
- @sara we called in two hours ahead for our veggie sandwiches. Sorry yours was on wrong bread, but it could be worse! 03/22/10 12:38am
- Drat, foiled! When did my gym start closing at 6pm on Saturdays? 03/21/10 12:34am
- wants a license plate frame with scrolling LED of most recent Twitter post. 03/20/10 11:07pm
- The better life is, the better naps are. And vice-versa. 03/20/10 10:36pm
- @cyantist I'd love love love to see @elew again (and to take @lauralagassa for her first time!) 03/20/10 08:26pm
Recently Tweeted
- Competition Reduces Friction for Payments
- A hint about good presentations, Politics as an example of transparency? and OMMA Social
- New iPhone Monday: Winning Combination
- Winning Management Strategy in Economic Downturn (Reuters: Social Networking Prevents Business Collapse?)
- Mourning Castro Halloween
My Favorite Tweets
- fastcompany: Dean Kamen 30 Second MBA: How do you inspire others? http://www.fastcompany.com/mba/node/227 03/21/10 01:19am
- fastcompany: Open Source Washing Machine Project Rethinks Clothes-Washing http://su.pr/1r93WI 03/20/10 09:05pm
- KISSmetrics: Fear and loathing in Farmville. Great article about the social games debate at #gdc http://bit.ly/diCdRe /via @adachen 03/20/10 08:11pm
- timoreilly: Fascinating debate: The case for the fat startup http://bit.ly/9umfMx Being fat is not healthy: http://bit.ly/bQyjrQ 03/20/10 06:41pm
- Scobleizer: Oh @labnol's new http://www.sleepingtime.org shows I don't get enough sleep. Well, I blame R.S.S. (our baby boy). Cool app, though. 03/20/10 06:02pm
- mfauscette: Is voice becoming the new texting (again)? http://twurl.nl/p82ajo 03/19/10 04:34pm
- msgilligan: Apple tech note: "Preparing Your Web Content for iPad" (no big surprises) http://bit.ly/buDp6S (via #iPhoneWebDev Google Group) 03/19/10 05:46am
- tomforemski: RT @marshallk: Facebook replies to our post: How US Government Spies Use Facebook (Updated) http://bit.ly/d4dfb5 03/17/10 07:15pm
- exectweets: Mobile evolution: How much, how soon? (Latest ExecTweets IT Expert Blog post) http://bit.ly/bIvxiG 03/17/10 07:15pm
- tferriss: Join the Sabbath Manifesto and unplug from sundown this Fri 3/19 to sundown Sat 3/20 http://ping.fm/oNL75 03/17/10 05:54pm
- dailyburn: Wow, we are so proud! RT @mamajoss: http://twitpic.com/195u92 Well in only 19 weeks what a difference diet and exercise can make #dailyburn 03/17/10 05:34pm
- mobixy: Micropayments and Subscriptions: How Business Models for Startups are Shifting http://bit.ly/bQzPWh 03/17/10 05:10pm
- mashable: Book Publisher Tries Reversing the Fate of Industry with Viral Video - http://bit.ly/9wLKUQ 03/17/10 05:10pm
- mashable: 14 Essential iPhone Apps for Small Business Users - http://bit.ly/cPY5wk 03/17/10 03:52pm
- fastcompany: 2012 not the apocalypse for mobile apps with 50B downloads, $17.5B in revenue http://bit.ly/bxciNV 03/17/10 03:39pm
- mashable: AT&T Intros Eco-Friendly Phone Charger - http://bit.ly/8X6jWV 03/17/10 02:44pm
- JPBarlow: I've been on my motorcycle all around the Bay. The California air is erotic today. Like a neglig 03/17/10 02:39am
- mobixy: Internet of Things Explained (Video) http://bit.ly/dAQ5LL 03/17/10 01:27am
- ggdm: Zomg. This is the best use of Chat Roulette eva! RT @gearlive How to win at ChatRoulette: Use a piano! | Gear Live http://bit.ly/aHlP6L 03/17/10 12:19am
- GuyKawasaki: Never trust profile pictures [video] http://is.gd/aIDd3 03/16/10 10:35pm
Follow me on Twitter
- @sara we called in two hours ahead for our veggie sandwiches. Sorry yours was on wrong bread, but it could be worse! 10 hours ago
- Drat, foiled! When did my gym start closing at 6pm on Saturdays? 2010/03/21
- wants a license plate frame with scrolling LED of most recent Twitter post. 2010/03/20
- The better life is, the better naps are. And vice-versa. 2010/03/20
- @cyantist I'd love love love to see @elew again (and to take @lauralagassa for her first time!) 2010/03/20
- @JessBerlin don't forget to have fun, fun, fun!!! 2010/03/20
- Today is my three-year Twitterversary. Yay! When's yours? http://www.whendidyoujointwitter.com/ 2010/03/20
- See you again soon @hrlori and @laughingsquid! (@ Kai's Warehouse w/ @enriccirne) http://4sq.com/9Se8Oj 2010/03/20
- Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so... (@ Golden Gate Cycle w/ @lauralagassa) http://4sq.com/aUQY7E 2010/03/20
- @sarahcuda hot == 20 2010/03/19
- #SFNewTech (@ Mighty w/ @dspark) http://4sq.com/176lCT 2010/03/18
- The fabulous ladies of http://redstartdesign.com are making our rings (hope that helps, @seanwbrooks). 2010/03/17