#ShutdownStories: How the Federal Shutdown Is Impacting America
Federal employees and their families have taken to social media to voice their frustration about the budgetary impasse in government.
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Is Digital Diplomacy a Fad?
After 10 years of tweeting, “facebooking” and “instagramming”, how many diplomatic goals were really achieved thanks to digital diplomacy?
Governments and Social Media: the Twiplomacy
There is some controversy over this ”digitalization” of diplomacy and the exposure of public leaders on Twitter. But regardless of the critics and Twitter public users, it is a fact that social media and, in this case, Twitter, profoundly impacted our lives and how we relate to the public sector.
Keeping the Holiday Season All Year Long
America is divided right now, making it difficult to connect positively with your fellow humans. What steps can we take to make sure that we counteract this?
The Value of Social Intelligence in Government Organizations
By employing social intelligence, and measuring engagement, government then starts to understand their data and use is as leverage for their communication. Then by targeting the citizens they need to reach, they can provide better and more effective services.
Fact or Fake – 3 Steps to Separating Truth from Internet Hoax
Real facts are at our fingertips, but so are internet hoaxes. It really is our job to ensure that the details we share with others and use to make our decisions are as accurate as possible.
DorobekINSIDER – Moderators Matter, but why do conferences matter?
The following post is an excerpt from the introduction of the book I’m writing — Moderator’s Matter: How to have conference sessions that don’t suck. The book is still in the works, but I thought I would share some of the sections as they are in progress. Before detailing why moderators matter, it is importantRead… Read more »
How to Use Social Media on September 11
There are many ways government agencies can use social media on 9/11 to speak to people in a thoughtful way that will be appreciated.
How Governments Are Using Social Media Today
To establish a baseline view of how governments are using social media—and the results they’re seeing—we polled the GovLoop community of government professionals on a variety of topics.
How Modern Governments Deal With Social Media
While we should definitely learn from situations like the one involving a certain consulting firm and recent presidential elections, the relationship between politics and social media is usually, if not less fraught with tension, than at least ultimately beneficial for all the parties involved. After all, the whole Cambridge Analytica thing had more to doRead… Read more »