Developing a social media policy
Governing takes a look at how public agencies are tackling the challenge of developing policies to govern their use of social media. Original post
Communications
Three Reasons Why the Social Media Guidelines for UAE Government are Vital
Few days ago, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) eGovernment has officially released a set of guidelines documents; one of them was Guidelines for Social Media Usage in UAE Government Entities. The document offers a set of guidelines for the government entities in UAE to manage their presence on social media websites and take actions onRead… Read more »
SLG Business Brief: Smart cities, walkie-talkies, and EHRs
This week in SLG business, IBM announced a host of recipients of its Smarter Cities Challenge, first responders in Wisconsin will soon have new walkie-talkies, CSC has made headway on North Carolina’s EHR incentive system, Massachusetts re-ups with its Health Connector IT provider and the streak of ERP wins continues for Tyler Technologies. Also someRead… Read more »
12 Ideas for Surfacing Top Talent With Social Media
This afternoon, I had the pleasure of presenting for the ACT-IAC Human Capital Special Interest Group. My working title was “Surfacing Top Talent with Social Media.” I built on a previous slide deck, adding 6 examples of agencies and people using social media as part of the recruitment and hiring process. I’ll let the slidesRead… Read more »
VA Transforming Perceptions, Using Innovation to Improve Acquisitions
2011 VA Supplier Relationship Transformation Webinar On February 25, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hosted its second Supplier Relationship Transformation (SRT) webinar. 934 discreet users registered to watch senior VA officials report summary findings from the department’s recent feedback collection efforts. VA Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould, Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) DeputyRead… Read more »
Energy Management Live on the Web
Intel Corp. recently launched the website Explore Intel to publicly disclose valuable environmental impact information for its Fab 11 facility in New Mexico. When you go to the site, be sure to click on the “Additional Environmental Data” tab, this is where you’ll be able to see where Intel’s New Mexico facility is improving andRead… Read more »
A Conversation With David Mahfouda of Weeels
Last weekend at TranspoCamp East, I met David Mahfouda, co-founder of Weeels. Weeels is a Brooklyn-based taxi-sharing service that launched a year ago. To use it, you just tell the system where you are, where you want to go, and when, and it matches you with a rider going your way. The two (or more)Read… Read more »
NJ TRANSIT launches Twitter updates, online scorecard
NJ TRANSIT launched Twitter accounts to provide service advisories, and the agency’s new online scorecard invites customers to sign up for a survey. Original post
Recruitment 411: On Facebook – If you answer it, they will come.
We took a ‘Field of Dreams’ approach to our IRS Recruitment Facebook page.Only a few months after creating our page, job applicants were flocking to Facebook in search of answers to their questions about employment at the IRS. In a little more than a year and a half, we saw our number of fans jumpRead… Read more »
For HR Executives…what’s your Collaboration Strategy?
I have been talking to a lot of HR people over the last couple of months and, frankly, it has been surprising to see that most don’t realize the opportunities and risks associated with social media and crowdsourcing as it relates to their business vertical. Why is it crucial that Human Resource managers be deeplyRead… Read more »