Mr. GovLoop has a hankering for Subway….
Am I the only one thinking this when seeing Steve’s new avatar over at Twitter? 😀
Communications
Social Media – What’s the Purpose?
Just read an interesting article on a Washington survey from the National Journal. Interesting to see that Social media seems to be a bigger deal to Government than private sector. The results: Over 1/2 of Capitol Hill staffers, federal executives and employees of corporations, lobbying firms, nonprofits and other private sector organizations view Twitter asRead… Read more »
Examples of Good Web 2.0 Newsrooms/Pages?
After a recent post about newroom 2.0 make overs…I’d now like to emphasize that there is a legitimate need to change towards the use of social media as part of your communication, marketing, outreach, employment recruitment, and the meeting of your agency procurement needs strategy. Therefore, I went looking for good examples of Web 2.0Read… Read more »
Politics and Photography
originally posted on raffaellaloro.com Every so often I will go back and watch two interesting slideshows on the New York Times, one which followed photographer Damon Winter on Obama’s campaign trail, the other following a group of photographers who were covering the Republican and Democratic conventions. I’m continually fascinated by the content of these slideshows,Read… Read more »
How-To: Communicate via Social Media with Minimal Budget & Reduced Staff
Citiies on social media with over 500+ -fans on facebook – 16% -followers on twitter – 9% Local gov is often late to game City of Reno-Around the Arch blog -Wordpress blog – one click install-iframe site in their blog -28,000 views on YouTube channels Get a government YouTube channel – [email protected] -get additional branding-canRead… Read more »
GL TV – Talking w/ TSA’s Blogger Bob
Talking with TSA’s Blogger Bob about Twitter, social media, and Oxford, Ohio. Favorite
GL TV – Prepared in Plano’s Hal G
Interview with Prepared in Plano‘s Hal G talking about how they use social media to outreach on emergency management issues in the City of Plano. Favorite
How-To: Run A Gov’t Agency Twitter Feed – TSA Example
TSA Blogger Bob on @tsablogteam’s Twitter Presence Why Engage? -Engage the Public -Debunk Myths and False Allegations -Explain the Why of Policies and Procedures -Humanize Workforce -Defend the Agency -Announce New Initiatives Twitter – Like throwing a stone in a pond Twitter Tips -Refrain from tooting thine own horn -Be responsive -Establish a relationship withRead… Read more »
Moving from Attention to Engagement to Participation – More World of GovCraft
Continuing my thinking on the World of GovCraft, I’ve started to think about what the real challenge is for government, various comments suggested that Government is so disconnected that it is unlikely that we will start to bridge the gap. But i’m starting to wonder whether this just an illusion and we are only creatingRead… Read more »
Top 10 – What Works in Social Media
Tips from LTC Gerald Ostlund of Army Reseve What Works in Social Media in Gov -10 + One -Don’t ask permission and start small -First person – find a storyteller -Make the fan part of the story -Relevance trumps frequency -A great photo goes a long way -Raw, real, even messy video -Don’t edit realRead… Read more »