Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

So I hope to be a better customer service rep for GovLoop on your question ( Craig Newmark -style), I hope to be even more active online both at GovLoop and other spaces, I hope to continue to speak and connect with the community at various events and associations. You mentioned doing more charity work, especially with the GovLoop Kiva group.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

You have to focus on both tech and people – can’t just embed it into daily work either because people will actively try to avoid using it. You have to focus on both tech and people – can’t just embed it into daily work either because people will actively try to avoid using it. and expect it to get used.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 2, 2009

The third group is the middle manager and project manager - For managers - “So, how much time is my staff going to be spending blogging/reading blogs rather than doing actual work? In my experience, this is the stakeholder group that is most skeptical, opposed, and confused about social media.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

to meet with Stan Kasten , President of the Washington Nationals , and several other team executives to discuss how sports teams can better use social media to increase awareness of the team’s activities both on and off the field, better engage with their existing fans and potential fans, create more fans, generate more positive media coverage, (..)

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

isn’t all sunshine and butterflies – Near the end of 2009, a group of Gov 2.0 It’s great to see the flurry of activity laid out. The barriers and discussions may be new to some, but there has been a group of fairly high-level people who have been working these issues for almost a year now. Good rest of list.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Whether you’re a civilian, auxilarist, reservist, active duty, contractor or retiree, to understand that when you’re blogging, that’s no different than operating in a social environment on a Coast Guard base or anyplace else,” he said.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

In other words, on the Web, using social networking tools can foster the same conditions as at public meetings which elevate smart mobs and group think. In other words, on the Web, using social networking tools can foster the same conditions as at public meetings which elevate smart mobs and group think.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

From our most senior VPs to senior executives within the government to our summer interns, every group has their own set of questions, concerns, and pre-conceived notions about social media and what it means for them. Over time though, I’ve realized that they all one thing in common. Others use social media very differently.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 18, 2010

She is an active member in PRSSA, which has gained her many professional experiences with communications, public relations, campaign strategies and social media. Students from my age group did not grow up with Facebook or Twitter. What type of course did you experience this with?

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

While arguably the most important group of people behind Government 2.0, Skeptic - “Why the hell are you spending so much time on Twitter and Facebook when you could be doing real work?&# You don’t see the real business value to social media, and would prefer that your staff stick to the mission-related activities.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 1, 2009

I saw very senior government employees chatting it up with very junior consultants, employees from two different companies sharing time on a panel session, and groups of consultant/government folks hashing out a solution to a problem one of them was having. For me, the best part of the whole Government 2.0 Room for improvement? Absolutely.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 23, 2010

PR, Marketing, HR, IR, Corp Communications all have a vested interest in effective social media activities, while IT and graphic design can be an important allies in seamless execution. If everyone feels ownership , everyone benefits.&#

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Your Government agency/organization/group/branch/division is not unique. Before going out and hiring any social media “consultants,&# assume that there is already someone within your organization who is actively using social media and who is very passionate about it. Stop assuming that they are. Find them , use them, engage them.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

It’s low risk, and it will give you a starting point for your online activities. Here’s a good primer on how to get started there. LinkedIn is the most popular business-oriented social networking site there is. Join GovLoop , the “Facebook for Government” with more than 25,000 members, and read through their Getting Started Guide.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2009

The loudest voices are usually the outliers ( a group I fondly refer to as “the crazies” ), and I would anticipate that the outliers will be the early adopters in open government. Challenges Lack of Public Understanding – The rights and responsibilities of U.S. The ensuing lack of responsiveness could also result in decreased public trust.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 21, 2009

Interestingly, most of the activity on Twitter seemed to be “re-tweets” or posts of media reports from sources like Reuters, CNN or the BBC. According to Yahoo, in the course of a five-minute search on Face book Monday afternoon, the number of “group&# Web pages dedicated to the new flu jumped from 15 to 108.

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