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  1. If you see change coming, you'd better get ready. Are gov. orgs ready for imminent change? #gov2 #socialmedia bit.ly/okES3H 4:40 PM May 23rd via web
  2. 'Yeah, mate. We've had a period of environmental stress due to rainfall deficit.' BBC reports arid language. bit.ly/okES3H 2:28 PM May 22nd via web
  3. Grad. student at #NYU creates a camera that writes a description of the snap it's taken. Good news for #accessibility. bit.ly/okES3H 5:51 PM Apr 26th via web
  4. Read John McWhorter's excellent piece on writing & talking with our fingers. Ahh, the joys of casual language! bit.ly/okES3H 4:11 PM Apr 25th via web
  5. Is #twitter the new #haiku? Constraint to 140 characters creates language of bristling intensity. A new discipline allows new expression. 5:22 PM Apr 23rd via web
  6. Without the public sector, #gov20 will fail. Read Canberra Times feature on how 'Government Becomes a Social Network'. bit.ly/Jb2WCf 4:26 PM Apr 22nd via web
  7. 'Government Becomes a Social Network.' Read my latest article calling for change in #APS #gov20 bit.ly/Jb2WCf 7:05 PM Apr 19th via web
  8. It's on! The New Yorker goes after the NY Times following the Times' article on commas. Punctuation nuts are in heaven. nyr.kr/HEshm5 3:53 PM Apr 12th via web
  9. #Mashable article on why social media is good at work. Theoretically, staff will be happy, healthy & more productive. on.mash.to/HBMnkk 8:08 PM Apr 11th via web
  10. The end of Microsoft Word? Some say 'Yes, please'. I have my doubts. bit.ly/IhD7hd 7:45 PM Apr 11th via web
  11. Great to see people like Sandi Logan at #DIAC interacting so well with people on Twitter. As I said, Sandi gets it and is good at it. 11:06 PM Apr 10th via web
  12. Interesting article on commas in the NY Times. Don't agree with everything. Are we near the end of punct.? nyti.ms/HF3JLe 10:47 PM Apr 10th via web
  13. Wall Street Journal says Instagram has 13 staff. YouTube had 12 when bought for US$1.65b. The numbers are astonishing. on.wsj.com/Icn9YE 4:24 PM Apr 9th via web
  14. Reports that @facebook has bought @instagram for $1b. Web structure = instagram structure. Add Android. Bingo bit.ly/IbEwWg 2:26 PM Apr 9th via web
  15. Thinking about the big effort it takes to make people in the #APS 'get' change. @MarkusMannheim gets it. That's called 'leadership'. 2:04 PM Apr 9th via web
  16. Signs of life in Canberra! Some (not many) APS org's are leading the pack by developing their own apps. Well done. Real leadership! #APS 4:58 PM Apr 8th via web
  17. How long before Parliamentary Question Time is entirely electronic? Soon, all ministers will be using iPads while tweeting relentlessly. 4:54 PM Apr 8th via web
  18. National, state or local, some political leaders are competent. Some are not. The public sector leadership holds the helm firmly. 2:30 PM Apr 8th via web
  19. The fine art of balancing public good with politics. Imagine the task that faces an #APS Secretary every day. I don't envy. I admire. 10:39 PM Apr 7th via web