Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 9, 2009

We’ve seen the return of the Koobface virus , the Marines have banned social networking sites (*UPDATED: No, they haven’t ) , and both Twitter and Facebook were overcome by denial-of-service attacks. If an aircraft’s flight status was left up to the mechanic, it would never leave the hanger (Why risk the wear and tear? .&#

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 3, 2011

That’s why when I saw that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently invested $2 million in a Facebook app to improve post-secondary education, I knew that I had to find out more about this app and how it might help further the SMCEDU mission. Students self organize on Facebook all the time. Created by Inigral Inc. ,

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Whether it’s the “old&# Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff tweeting, the “conservative&# Department of Justice blogging , or the “bureaucratic&# General Services Administration developing a website that asks the public to solve their problems, Gov 2.0 is about so much more than just Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I’ve seen Intellipedia , TSA’s Evolution of Security blog , DoDLive , the DoD’s Blogger’s Roundtable , FEMA’s YouTube channel , GovLoop , and many other examples of “Government 2.0.&# I’ve also seen plenty of failed blogs, dormant wikis, and other failed attempts at using social media.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

We’re already seeing it with Intellipedia , with change.gov , with the TSA’s blog – within virtually every government organization, social media is at least being discussed. Start a blog where you talk about it. They told anyone who would listen about the power of blogging. Just DO something!

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

Read the Twenty Theses for Government 2.0 – if you’re interested in this world, read these basic tenets of how social media and the government works You’re not going to learn this stuff via books and blogs alone – you’re going to have to get your hands dirty and actually use these tools to interact with the people you’re trying to reach.

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