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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

Social Media Strategery

Sure, there aren’t usually any hard costs required to set up social media accounts, but someone is still had to create the content, engage in the conversation, monitor and manage those conversations, etc. In a sea of content, these companies help more people find yours. Monitoring, filtering, and analyzing conversations.

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How to BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media

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If you comment on someone else’s blog and they reply to you, continue in the conversation. BE around – Social media is all about openness and transparency and authenticity. You have to take part in the conversation if you ever hope to influence it. BE authentic – Just be a human being, please?

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Sports Can Learn a Few Things From Gov 2.0

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Players like Chris Cooley and Chad Ochocinco and league officials like Brian McCarthy and Mike DiLorenzo have done a tremendous job of using social media to reach out to their fans and engage in real conversations, creating fan loyalty and ownership in the player, league, and/or franchise. A recovery.gov for private enterprise?

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So You Just Graduated and You Want a Job

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However, the second question has been much more popular and has led to the most interesting conversations. Just be you and be authentic. DO be ready to walk me through the steps you might take if I told you that I the CEO of a company and I wanted to start a blog.

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Social Media Isn't Always the Answer

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I love logging into Twitter and seeing so many different conversations centered around Government 2.0. Here’s the thing – unless your organization is ready for transparency and authenticity, and has instilled a culture of sharing, you’re going to have a lot of trouble successfully spreading social media.

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Stop the Posturing About Government 2.0 and Do It Already

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The technology can and will change, but the authenticity and relationships that the technology enables isn’t going anywhere. I think that the biggest challenge for individuals in large or small organizations, public or private sector is making the mental shift from broadcasting information to participating in the conversation.

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What Makes Government 2.0 Different from Enterprise 2.0? | Social.

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The first thing that I have to tell them is that just because another organization, company, or agency implemented blogs or wikis or whatever else, they won’t necessarily see the same results, especially if they compare themselves to case studies in the private sector. link] What Makes Government 2.0 Different from Enterprise 2.0?

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