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Bad Economy, Green IT and Web 2.0 Shape 2008 IT Trends
CIOs grapple with work force turnover, budget prioritization and collaborative applications.
e.Republic's Center for Digital Government Names 2008 Top Web Portals and Applications
The most innovative, user-friendly state and local government portals plus outstanding agency and department Web sites and applications.
Cloud Computing: Public-Sector Opportunities Emerge
Public CIOs analyze the benefits and risks of cloud computing.
Government at La-Z-Boy Speed
Our challenge now isn't finding enough information about a particular subject, but making sense of and qualitative judgments about the almost limitless variety of data and information that's available.
The New World of E-lections: Social Networking Web Sites
Social networking Web sites help humanize candidates and have the potential to reach new audiences -- something politicians are starting to recognize.
As Rockets Rained Down, Israelis' E-mail Usage Spiked
During the 34 days of fighting, with nearly 4,000 Hezbollah rockets raining down on their country, Israelis fired off e-mail as never before,
Tecamac: A City of Hope for Mexico's Future
"This is an opportunity to build Wi-Fi and most importantly, WiMAX networks with a wider range. But the telephone companies are not interested in going there. They've had a chance. Why don't we let ISPs, municipal authorities, or even communities finance and own a small Wi-Fi network that can link its community to the world?"
Accela Takes On Vital Role in New Orleans Recovery
Safety continues to be an overriding concern in New Orleans recovery efforts. Now, apart from all the obvious flood and wind damage from Hurricane Katrina, some residents are returning to find a red tag on their homes.

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DC US News

Seattle Releases Report on Residents' Technology Use
"I'm pleased to see so many residents using seattle.gov and the Seattle Channel. I know we'll see even more as the city continues to roll out its Citylink blogs, online city data, and multilingual content."
Maine Counties Obstruct Land Database, Says Plaintiff
Intends to create a unified database of all the land records in Maine's 16 counties.
CareerOneStop Web Site Wins Award
Offers career-related data to more than 24 million unique job seekers per year.
City of San Carlos Builds Virtual Business Guide on Facebook
The city will follow local businesses that also use social media.
Smart Grid Update
"Transforming our nation's grid has been compared in significance with building the interstate highway system
or the development of the Internet."
Most Spammed States in the U.S.
A list was recently released of the most spammed states in the nation.
Utah Creates Social Media Guidelines for Employees Who Blog, Tweet, Etc.
New guidelines spell out what's appropriate for user-generated content from government.

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DC International News

Russian Cops Expose Corruption on YouTube
Before the fall of the Soviet Union "complainers" like Dymovsky were often locked up in psychiatric hospitals.
IPv6 Engineers Receive Itojun Award
Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google.
Canada Requires ISPs to Divulge Internet Traffic Management Practices
"Canada is the first country to develop and implement a comprehensive approach to Internet traffic management practices."
Online ID Theft and Fraud Impacting Consumer Confidence
According to Susan Sproule and Norm Archer of McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, identity theft and fraud are an increasing concern to consumers who interact with online businesses routinely.
China Outlaws Anonymous Posts
Put in place covertly after furor over Green Dam Youth Escort Software requirement.
China Relaxes Computer-Filter Edict
While manufacturers must still install the Green Dam software on computer hard drives or have it available on installation CDs, consumers are not required to use it.
Vint Cerf: Big Internet Changes This Year
"We've now had 35 years of Internet development. It's been an exciting ride, but it's not over yet."