AVATARS
AND
BLOGS
AND WIKIS, OH MY!*
HOW WEB 2.0 IS TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT
Hosted and Sponsored by:
Young Government Leaders,
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA),
The Public Manager and
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Andrew Krzmarzick
October 22, 2008
*There’s nothing to fear (but fear itself)…so be courageous!

AGENDA
Four Generations Cell Phones
Learning Preferences Webcasts/Webinars
What s Web 2.0?
What’s Web 2 0? YouTube/Videos
Social Virtual Networking Second Life
Blogs Gaming
Podcasts Wikis

PODCASTS
Q. Why are podcasts so powerful?
Q Why are podcasts so powerful?
A. Downloadable
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CELL PHONES
What has your Cell Phone taught
you lately?
“Most cell phones today have
more computing power
than was available to
NASA during the
•Podcast Briefs (i.e. Guide by Cell) Apollo space program…”
• Text Message Tips
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‐ Wes Ferguson, Author of f
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Moving at the Speed of Creativity

CELL PHONES
According to figures from Eurostat:*
• Tops in Europe is Luxembourg with 158
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mobile subscriptions per 100 people, closely
followed by Lithuania and Italy.
• In Hong Kong the penetration rate reached
139.8%
139 8% of the population in July 2007
2007.
• Over 50 countries have mobile phone
subscription penetration rates higher than that
of the population and the Western European
average penetration rate was 110% in 2007.
• U.S. currently has one of the lowest rates
of mobile phone penetrations in the
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industrialised world at 85%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone

PODCASTS
Transforming Government

PODCASTS
Step 1: Pick a Platform
Step 2: Create an Account
Step 3: Create Your Call
Step 4: Start/Record Call
Step 5: Edit and Post!

SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKING
Who among us has the most
connections/friends/fans?

SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKING
Transforming Government

SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKING

SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKING
Step 1: Pick a Place to Connect
Step 2: Create an Account
Step 3: Confirm Your Email
Step 4: Set Up Your Web Page
St S t U Y W b P
Step 5: Edit and Save!

YOUTUBE
Why/How do you use
Wh /H d
?

YOUTUBE
Transforming Government

GETTING STARTED WITH WEB 2.0 TOOLS
Why? Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
Why? Tie to mission goals objectives needs gaps
Who? Assign owner/contributors; define audience.
How? Decide which tools best meet goals.
What? Content is the key to success.
When? Create a schedule to implement and evaluate.

THANK YOU!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
ANDREW KRZMARZICK
(202) 821‐6288
ANDREW_KRZMARZICK@GRAD.USDA.GOV
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