GAO recently did a study of Federal agencies using various social media sites. Since many agencies have started to explore how to use social media to achieve the objectives of the agencies mission, the GAO wanted to explore how social media services may pose risks to both personal and government information. The GAO was taskedRead… Read more »
Today I had the chance to go to the Department of Defense All Service Social Media Conference (DODASSMC) at Georgetown University’s Clarendon Campus. If you are a community manager or interested in connecting with people running social media programs, you should for sure check out the group. Today there were four speakers, everyone did aRead… Read more »
A few months ago, Steve Radick and I gave mutually-exclusive lectures about social media to two different audiences and posted our dueling presentations to slide share. Yesterday, Steve posted an article that reiterated one of his points from a few months ago: “Social Media” is not a career option. I argued otherwise. This time theRead… Read more »
Yesterday, I commented on Dannielle Blumenthal’s “5 Reasons Why Facebook will beat Google+ Easily” In essence: I disagree. Here are Dannielle’s reasons: Brand: She says “Facebook is about staying connected with friends. Google is about making the world’s data searchable.” But to me, and most people with GMail, Picasa, Blogger, and Reader accounts, (to sayRead… Read more »
Yesterday, my 18-month old daughter woke up crying at 3 AM. That’s very unusual; she has been sleeping through the night since she was about 7 weeks old, and her twin brother since he was about 9 weeks. So when she woke up, I quickly went in to her room to see what was wrong.Read… Read more »
This morning, I attended a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution titled “How Social Networking Can Re-Invigorate American Democracy Civic Participation.” That’s a pretty tall order for social media, if you ask me, but the panel was enlightening nonetheless. Speakers included Mindy Finn, Partner at Engage; Diana Owen, Associate Professor of Political Science at GeorgetownRead… Read more »
It’s estimated 41.6 percent of the U.S. population has a Facebook account, and 13 percent of the population is part of the Twitterverse. Once you add in sites like GovLoop, LinkedIn, Second Life and YouTube, it’s not unusual for someone to have multiple social media profiles. Social media sites are now as much a partRead… Read more »
In the video, the music is exciting, the stats, even more so. 1 in 5 couples met online, for gay couples, the number is 3 of 5. Facebook would be the world’s 3 largest nation, and is projected to overtake India in terms of population. There are more tweets posted every five minutes than thereRead… Read more »
This post was co-written by GovLoop’s own Joseph Porcelli and Lauri Stevens. You’ve likely seen the pictures and videos from Vancouver: the looting, the beatings, the couple kissing. And how can we forget the videos of the few courageous citizens who, in the midst of the violence and chaos, stood up for their community? AfterRead… Read more »
Having a short week was nice, no? It came quickly, but believe it or not, it’s time for the… Friday Fab 5! Well it’ll be back to the normal grind next week, but in the meantime, why not sit back, relax, and take a reflect on some of the top content here on GovLoop. Today’sRead… Read more »