I find the value of Dave's report is in describing what is happening in a government that remains generally clueless on social media. In that light his report encourages me. It is fitting that it is best read as a print out, because that is how people in government read, for the most part.

As a follow up to Naked Conversations, I am hoping that my SAP Global Survey will be a fitting addendum. SAP has retained me investigate the status of social media in the varied cultures of the world, not just businesses, but with people in general. I have interviewed 40 people from 17 countries so far and posted the interviews on my blog, just like Scoble and I did with Naked Conversations. There's more than 40,000 words so far. You can find it on my site under the category of SAP Research report.