K Street Cafe

Report: Facebook and the New Age of Privacy
(Fast Company)
A look into the evolution of Facebook privacy, from the F8 Conference in April to the present.

FourSquare and Seven Months From Now: Would Lincoln Be on LinkedIn? (The Huffington Post)
More politicians look toward the web for campaigning tools as midterm elections approach.

Video: A False Belief in Numbers? (Brian Solis)
Does having 5,000 Facebook fans indicate that you have 5,000 engaged consumers? Probably not.

Timesavers to Manage Your Social Media Presence (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
Tips for making efficient use of social media efforts.

Blackbaud Social Launches to Help Nonprofits Increase Constituent Engagement through Social Media (MarketWatch)
By integrating with existing fundraising, Internet & constituent relationship management systems, Blackbaud Social allows organizations to drive traffic from popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter & Youtube.

Vote Again 2010: Why You Should Hit The Polls
(The Huffington Post)
A coalition of over 30 youth organizations and media partners combine to encourage Gen Y to hit the polls through social media.

Are Hyperlocals Replacing Traditional Newspapers? (Time)
Journalists and citizens respond to the decline in print journalism by moving local news online.

Meg Whitman Rolls Out Poll-Slash-Ad on Facebook (Advocacy 2.0)
California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman uses political polling on Facebook to engage California voters on the issues they care about most.

For Palin’s Facebook Friends, It’s Complicated
(The Nation)
Do 1.8 million Facebook fans count as a constituency-in-waiting?

SCVNGR Creates a Radical New Way to Check In with Friends (Mashable)
Start-up SCVNGR launches check-in application that gives “social” networks a whole new meaning by allowing users to check in simultaneously.

Dems Release Voter Reg Widget (Tech President)
The DNC this week released its Raise Your Voice widget, designed to drive up Democratic registration by streamlining voter information. 

Half of Social Networkers Worried about Privacy: Poll (Reuters)
According to a recent poll, over 50% of users on sites such as MySpace and Facebook have concerns about their privacy.

How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls around Gov 2.0 (SmartBlog)
Advice from the recent Government 2.0 conference on how to avoid legal issues associated with online transparency.

Social Media 101 for Activists (Congress.org)
Seven tips on using social media to change the world.

Facebook Simplifies Privacy Controls for Applications (Hillicon Valley)
Wednesday, Facebook unveiled new privacy controls that allow users to easily manage the information they share with third-party applications.

Survey: Immigration Ranks First in Survey of Constituents’ Concerns (Hillicon Valley)
The “Congressional Conversation Index” collects and averages data from House offices about which issues constituents are most concerned about.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Is Embracing the End of Email, Here’s Why (Fast Company)
According to Facebook’s COO, you must look at what teenagers are doing today to determine what people will be doing tomorrow – and only 11% of teens use e-mail daily.

Military Taps Social Networking Skills (New York Times)
Young Air Force analysts are showing how the Facebook generation’s skills can be used to save lives in America’s wars.

Government 2.0 Movement Seemingly Passes By Twitter, Inc. (Cheeky Fresh)
Does Twitter, Inc. need to get up to speed with the countless new media consultants working inside the Beltway?

Where To Find Your Congresscritter: Facebook? (techPresident)
Earlier this week Facebook announced “Congress on Facebook,” a new page  that highlights innovative uses of the platform by members of Congress and serves as a directory for federal legislators on the social network.

Putting a Value on Facebook Communities (Adweek)
A new Web app will tell you how much your Facebook page is worth.