Good to Know…Week of August 2, 2010

TECH SAVVY
10 Gov Web Apps that Get Results
During the past two years, GCN has focused on highlighting 10 great government Web sites. The rise of social networking in 2009 prompted the smarter agencies to establish a presence on Twitter, Facebook and other sites. The previous year–GCN’s first list of 10 great government Web sites–reflected the realization that the Web can be the primary form of interaction with constituents.

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Teachable Moments from NASA’s Social Media Project
If your boss “friended” you on Facebook but then “unfriended” you, would that be considered a hostile employment action?

Officials at NASA concluded that it would and, consequently, they set up their internal “Spacebook” social media system to avoid that scenario, according to NASA social media expert Emma Antunes.

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Why You Should Say No to Some New Technologies
Ask security professionals about new threats in the information technology security landscape today, and chances are they’ll talk about new tools, technologies, and paradigms such as cloud computing and social networking. Although it’s true that those tools can bring security concerns into the enterprise along with their benefits, it is important to remember that they are often simply new vectors for delivering existing exploits.

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