• The myth of the independent voter | Anthony Painter
  (tags: voting elections election2010 barakobama us uk politics polls)

• Help us to improve our digital channels - HM Treasury
  (tags: treasury government gov20 uk)
• Video: Predictions for politics in 2010 | Politics | guardian.co.uk
  (tags: politics video guardian elections election2010 uk government politicalparties)
• I'm Mayor of This Latte Stand | The Big Money
  via @paulcarruthers @technicalfault
  (tags: foursquare geotagging geography networking social games)
• How the left can win the web war | LabourList.org 2.0 | LabourList.org
  Carry on talking to yourselves, people
  (tags: newlabour conservatives politics elections election2010 politicalparties uk)
• Social Networking Use Increases, but Has Yet to Transform Government
  (tags: social networking media government gov20)
• The Grandiose Decay of Abandoned Detroit - Ruins Of Detroit - io9
  "Nearly a third of Detroit's homes are vacant, and along with the residences, the city's stately hotels and cultural centers have been abandoned as well, falling into dramatic disrepair, their grand ruins still showing the promises of a once-booming city." (via @marxculture)
  (tags: detroit us cities photos)
• Twitter 360 Augmented Reality for the iPhone 3GS
  Holy moly
  (tags: augmentedreality twitter iphone app geotagging mobile)
• Social policy in the noughties: 10 years of change and controversy | World news | The Guardian
  via @georgejulian
  (tags: guardian politics society 2009review noughties publicservices government uk)
• Op-Chart - Picturing the Past 10 Years - Graphic - NYTimes.com
  (tags: 2009review history visualization nyt newspaper news trends culture politics us)
• Safeguarding 2.0
  (tags: government gov20 ning safeguarding2.0 sg20 childrensservices children)
• Boredometer now on Facebook @ Plings Blogs
  via @davebriggs
  (tags: bebo facebook plings youth engagement localauthority)
• Sunlight Labs: Blog - What's The Plan for 2010?
  (tags: sunlightfoundation technology transparency politics policy gov20 government federal)
• Real Business - @2010election gives voice to British business throughout general election
  (tags: business twitter consultation cbi 2010predictions 2010elections elections uk government politics)
• 10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010
  via @ehooge
  (tags: trends social media marketing innovation future predictions)
• A Year in Review: Top Ten for Government 2.0 in 2009
  (tags: government gov20 digitalengagement 2009review policy)
• Just wondering how true this Venn Diagram is. on Twitpic
  (tags: twitpic twitter venndiagram guardian iran)
• Agricultural Marketing Service - Farmers Market Growth
  via @stereogab
  (tags: research farming markets food sustainability data gov20 government agriculture us)
• Government 2.0 Social News
  via @laurenivory
  (tags: government gov20 twitter blog governance opengovernment)
• What May Happen to Social Media in 2010 That Governments Should Be Aware Of?
  Decent predictions to draw on, less convinced - more confused - by government 3.0 and its definition (via @ehooge)
  (tags: gov20 government gov30 gartner predictions analysis)

• Listorious
  "Discover the Best Twitter Lists"
  (tags: twitter directory tools list social twitterlists reference tagging)
• Plancast
  "Plancast is a service for sharing your upcoming plans with friends. It's a social calendar of sorts. Just submit the things you're thinking about doing in the future, and your friends will be able to hear about them - and maybe join you, too!"
  (tags: social planning tools friends events inspiration mobile)
• Gowalla
  "Go out. Go discover. Go share."
  (tags: iphone mobile travel gps design social inspiration games)
• Nixle
  "Trusted neighborhood news & information sent to your mobile phone & email, directly from your local police department & community agencies."
  (tags: local government news community hyperlocal twitter information sms)
• Kickstarter
  "Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors."
  (tags: kickstarter fundraising funding us finance socialinnovation)
• Top Ten Tweets of 2009 - - POLITICO.com
  via @fondapol
  (tags: twitter politics gov20 government us)
• FT.com / Columnists / John Kay - Innovation is not about wearing a white coat
  via @alheri
  (tags: ft innovation business research)
• Let's Call It the Humanity Sector - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review
  (tags: thirdsector charity nonprofit organisations harvard business academia)
• Cities embrace mobile apps, 'Gov 2.0' - CNN.com
  via @nahumg
  (tags: cities gov20 government apps mobile)
• Journalism.co.uk :: Manchester Evening News ramps up local council coverage with liveblogging
  (tags: journalism social newspapers localauthority twitter hyperlocal manchester blog)

• Open Innovation Forum » Blog Archive » Co-Creation by Customers Via Embedded Toolkits - a new way to open innovation with customers
  via @laurenivory
  (tags: innovation openinnovation customerservice customers cocreation publicservices government userexperience userinvolvement)
• A Christmas Wish List for Government 2.0
  (tags: christmas 2010predictions predictions gov20 government)
• FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - How the noughties were a hinge of history
  @ianwardle
  (tags: history noughties global globalisation government economy ft newspaper)
• 10 News Media Content Trends to Watch in 2010
  (tags: media content trends journalism news strategy marketing)
• How Twitter Conquered the World in 2009
  (tags: twitter mashable trends media technology social)
• New PB values document - Unpacking the Values — Participatory Budgeting Unit
  via @participatory
  (tags: participation participatorybudgeting engagement budget government gov20 uk)
• Social Media Today | Drilling Down on the US Army's Social Media Matrix– Is Too Much Not Enough?
  via @lewisshepherd
  (tags: social media military howto us gov20 government)
• OpenEI - Organizing the World's Energy Information
  via @timberners_lee
  (tags: wiki energy data database directory maps opensource government)

• Twitter Acquires Mixer Labs To Step Up Geo-Location
  (tags: geotagging twitter api foursquare local geography)
• PBS | Ombudsman | Lehrer's Rules
  via @marxculture
  (tags: journalism writing media news rules howto)
• The Centre for School Design
  (tags: school democracy politicians design uk)
• BBC News - Online activism gets tactical with new documentary
  @ushahidi
  (tags: activism bbc campaign howto strategy)
• Social Media Subcouncil / Web 2 0 Governance Policies and Best Practices
  (tags: policy government gov20 media social governance enterprise2.0 us)
• 4 Social Good Trends of 2009
  via @mlkday
  (tags: nonprofit trends marketing activism social media community mashable charity)
• Know Me / Nudge Me | Patterns from IDEO
  via @redjotter
  (tags: ideo social design privacy data blog designthinking)
• Christmas is a coming and the CIO role is changing, but to what? - John Suffolk - Government CIO
  (tags: cio gov20 government uk)
• Ethnography app debuts on iTunes store | News | Research
  (tags: ethnography apps iphone research)
• Organizational Network Analysis
  via @carlhaggerty
  (tags: analysis network organisations)
• Prepare now for pressure, warns social care chief | News | Local Government Chronicle
  (tags: socialcare budget finance policy localauthority government uk)

• How “Smart” Can Government 2.0 Be?
  Odd post (random defintion of smart - Andrea is not the biggest engager so does that mean he isn't smart? - and disagree on there being some sort of natural progression between these random 4 phases of smartness) but maybe worth a read anyway
  (tags: government gov20 gartner smartergovernment policy)
• NALC Justin's Blog
  Worth a read for those of you into localism in UK
  (tags: local localism nalc government localauthority uk)
• FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Why market sentiment has no credibility
  (tags: government economy uk recovery markets analysis finance)
• FT.com / UK / Politics & policy - Commons set for departure of 120 MPs
  Commons set for departure of 120 MPs
  (tags: mps parliament elections politics politicalparties uk government)
• Creaky Collaboration - Nextgov
  (tags: informationsharing intelligence collaboration gov20 government us policy)
• Twitter Economics | Brian Solis
  Blimey
  (tags: twitter apps)
• Government’s Web 2.0 way forward put in kinder language | The Industry Standard
  (tags: gov20 gov20au government social media technology)
• The Do Lectures | 3rd - 7th September 2009
  via @alansmlxl
  (tags: lectures inspiration community design video activism tools education)
• Measuring social media « The Great E-mancipator
  (tags: measurement measurementcamp social media)
• Screen WM - Driving innovation and excellence in screen media : Blogs
  Hohoho
  (tags: santa christmas business businessmodel screenwm westmidlands film humour fun)
• Video Interview: Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
  (tags: twitter future predictions informationnetwork microblogging)
• Serve.gov | Stories of Service: Make it a Day On…line
  (tags: service serve.gov mlkday mlktech us gov20 government)
• Essex confirms IBM megadeal - TechMarketView - UKHotViews
  Thankfully more like tens of millions, not billions.
  (tags: technology essex uk gov20 government localauthority)
• Measuring up email and social media - Blog - Campaign Monitor
  via @govdelivery
  (tags: govdelivery measurement measurementcamp social media email campaign)
• Whither government 2.0?
  I've been a vocal opponent of the use of gov20 but am softening my line as well. Simplicity rules ok.
  (tags: gov20 government policy publicservices)

• World Map Of Social Networks Shows Rise Of Facebook
  (tags: maps world facebook social networks)
• JoeTrippi.com » Blog Archive » Open data provides access to Afghanistan’s election results
  (tags: opendata data elections afghanistan)
• Business Models Beyond Profit
  (tags: business businessmodel nonprofit creativity innovation strategy)
• FutureGov Family Christmas Newsletter
  Merry Christmas! See you in 2010.
  (tags: christmas blog futuregov predictions social media gov20 government uk)
• Social Networking Agency, Social Media Marketing Agency, Social Strategy Agency | Kinship Networking
  (tags: social networking uk agency)

Wowzers. It’s been a busy year for FutureGov and we’re only just catching our breath. Not only have we done loads, but we’ve had a few changes as a company and grown in a really good way, with the chance to work with some brilliant people. Dominic and I thought we’d share some of our highlights like the cool projects we’ve been involved in, the events we’ve hosted and the thinking we’ve done. Warning: This might read a bit like one of those cheesy family news letters :s

• Quality of life report cards for every corner of England - Telegraph
  "The aim is to allow the public to compare one area with another and put pressure on their local leaders if they think they are underperforming or wasting money." (via @mashthestate)
  (tags: government gov20 data opengovernment opendata)
• Crowdsourced document analysis and MP expenses
  via @participatory
  (tags: crowdsourcing guardian web expenses mpexpenses uk politics journalism)
• Games for everyone | News Analysis | Design Week
  "The stadiums for the London Paralympics will be designed for accessibility, but finding funds for Paralympic equipment can be hard"
  (tags: paralympics olympics golondon equipment accessibility accesscity)
• The week ahead: The coming days | The Economist
  (tags: economist healthcare us government foreignpolicy news)
• Google Announces Map Contest: $50K for Adding Schools, Hospitals & More
  Crowdsourcing at its finest
  (tags: google googlemaps maps crowdsourcing cities publicservices school hospital)
• Wiki Government - Brookings Institution
  via @nloverheid20
  (tags: government books wiki collaboration technology internet us brookings academia gov20)
• Find Your MP, all over again « UK Parliament Labs
  (tags: parliament government gov20 uk mps politicians postcode)
• Copenhagen summit: Obama's verdict on climate change pact | Environment | The Guardian
  "Copenhagen had given a glimpse of a new world order in which the US and China would increasingly shape international diplomacy. This so-called G2 of the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases had the fate of any climate change treaty in its hands."
  (tags: cop15 climatechange us china barakobama government)
• Behind the scenes at the White House - Change we can believe in
  "It's MTV Cribs meets the Federal Government (well at least the Executive branch anyway)."
  (tags: gov20 video government barakobama us whitehouse)
• Transformation in the Federal Sector: E-gov Versus Open Gov: The Evolution of E-democracy
  via @jenngustetic
  (tags: egov opengovernment us gov20)
• Open Government Progress Report
  opens in PDF (via @dfletcher)
  (tags: opengovernment gov20 us government transparency)
• Data.gov Captchas Get Political
  Not funny clearly. But funny.
  (tags: humour technology data.gov us government gov20)
• E-Democracy vs. Open Democracy - Fondation pour l'innovation politique
  Thorough look at the drivers and manifestations of open democracy
  (tags: gov20 opengovernment opendata democracy government france egov wegov)
• Twitter & UK Politics: 2009 top-trends
  (tags: twitter trends tweetminster politics uk government)
• Tweetz TV | DC - Cop Waves Gun at Snowball Fight! (Courtesy of Reason.TV)
  When cops go bad…
  (tags: police twitter video washington us)
• Web 2.0 Policies and Best Practices - GovLoop - Social Network for Government 2.0
  (tags: govloop gov20 policy government us)
• Being Empowered in Government 2.0 | SocialButterfly
  (tags: empowerment gov20 us presentations government blog)
• Tweetz TV | Watch hot videos on twitter
  (tags: video twitter tv youtube)
• YouTube Doubler Beta | Mashup Helper
  via @cjoh
  (tags: youtube video mashup tools interactive technology)
• What Tony Blair did next after Downing Street - Times Online
  via @garethclear
  (tags: tonyblair middleeast politics africa consultancy business government uk)

• Eyewitness Confirms: D.C. Cop Freaks Out Over Snowball Fight–Brandishes Gun - City Desk - Washington City Paper
  When Twitter arranged snowball fights go bad…
  (tags: snow dc police us washington)
• Cop goes crazy at a DC snowball fight
  (tags: snow us washington)
• Washington DC Snow Response Reporting System
  (tags: washington maps snow government weather gov20 cities us)
• Public services – the stakes are high : Matthew Taylor’s blog
  (tags: publicservices rsa government future uk politics policy)
• Trailblazing local authorities & disability | Website | Local Government Chronicle
  government invites more councils to help in the drive to give disabled adults more control over their funding
  (tags: lgc disability funding personalisation personalbudgets uk government policy)
• thecampaigncompany.co.uk
  (tags: politics campaign consultancy)
• COI - Communications and behaviour change
  via @sharonodea
  (tags: coi psychology government behaviourchange communications uk)
• Ad.ly Analytics - Understand Your Followers
  One of the more interesting ones
  (tags: analytics twitter influence)