Or, more correctly, that would be Dr. Tufte goes to Washington (as part of President Obama’s Brain Trust to review the stimulus funding data.)
As I mentioned to one of my faculty colleagues here the other week, it looks as though open data efforts by the government are about to become very stimulating indeed!
Early warning of trouble ahead in this excellent bibliography from the Naval Postgraduate School library for the library community itself, as I suspect that we can pretty much count on considerable collateral damage from the IMPACT of emerging government cybersecurity initiatives, as well as the direct damage from other quarters, which seems entirely possible, based on the work of both Richard Betts and Rebecca Knuth.
Brief discussion in the very last class session of 5033 about the “content” of the semester: certainly could have done less with theory about the rights and lefts of “copy,” and more with things like this, hm? Too late now, though. . . . I’m off to reread a little Bijker on the social construction of facts and artifacts.
From Google’s health advertising blog, urging the health care industry to react to filmmaker Michael Moore’s new film, “Sicko”: “We can place text ads, video ads, and rich media ads in paid search results or in relevant websites within our ever-expanding content network. Whatever the problem, Google can act as a platform for educating the public and promoting your message. We help you connect your company assets while helping users find the information they seek. If you are interested in learning more about issue management campaigns or about how we can help your company better connect its assets online, email us. Read more…
From Google’s new “public policy” blog:
“We’re seeking to do public policy advocacy in a Googley way. Yes, we’re a multinational corporation that argues for our positions before officials, legislators, and opinion leaders. At the same time, we want our users to be part of the effort, to know what we’re saying and why, and to help us refine and improve our policy positions and advocacy strategies. With input and ideas from our users, we’ll surely do a better job of fighting for our common interests.”
So here comes a PAC with massive financing, an encompassing media presence, a global body of stakeholders, an initial focus on “censorship as trade barriers”, and the organizational slogan, “Don’t be evil”â€â€ÂÂjust in time for the upcoming elections. Be afraid, Beltway. Be very afraid.
