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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-04 | Loon(y) Juice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:39:38 +0000

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By: brenda

brenda — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:02:02 +0000

Yes – the divide is huge, and scary. And we need to change it. On the plus side (which is NO excuse for the state of poverty or the failure of real wages to rise or of employment to be available to all etc.) some of the people with massive wealth (Gates, Branson, Buffet etc.) are putting that wealth to solving problems governments won’t or can’t. That may be more meaningful to us than we think. And the Gates’s at least are working to make much of the worst poverty go away.

By: Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:29:53 +0000

Surveys show consistently that the state of the economy and the public perception about the condition of the economy are huge issues which drive decisions made about both business development and public policy. The issue even drives technological development and where such notions as climate change appear on the list of important issues. What should move to the center of that discussion is the matter of the increasing economic hiatus between the “haves” and “have-nots).

By: brenda

brenda — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:18:27 +0000

I could write a whole post on citizen engagement. I care about it. I feel like most citizens don’t, or we’d have more engagement. I’m hoping we make progress this year!
By the way, thanks for the RT.
And…I agree. Lots of interesting stuff in medicine and health. And I too wonder if I’ll live long enough to benefit from it. Guess I better go to the gym tomorrow.

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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-02 | Loon(y) Juice — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:01:32 +0000

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Interesting 2010 Predictions! … | Loon(y) Juice — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:14:58 +0000

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By: Bill Schrier

Bill Schrier — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:19:09 +0000

An interesting set of ideas, Brenda. Nothing about improved citizen engagement through social media, e.g. more data (and which kinds) accessible via data.gov, or maybe more web-based council meetings or video conferencing.
Another interesting set of potential changes regard healthcare and medicine – this month’s National Geographic had some surprises about how advanced it is. As an aging baby boomer I’d like to see those sooner, rather than later.
Thanks.
Bill