Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

You mentioned doing more charity work, especially with the GovLoop Kiva group. So I suggest you join some GovLoop groups, comment on blogs, ask questions, and find your passion. Let’s not reinvent the wheel – gov’t folks are not competitors and we should learn from each other. Takes two seconds.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 5, 2012

Before our VPs starting using Yammer to communicate with the workforce, we had groups of Android geeks and fitness gurus.I'm Before my own company's Intranet won any awards , we had people talking about how they enjoy skinny dipping on their profile. Freedom to experiment means freedom to experiment with anything.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 4, 2011

I don’t care how many friends, followers, likes, or blog comments you have. I want to know that you’ve at least tried to use Twitter/Facebook/blogs/Foursquare for a purpose other than getting more people at your Edward Forty-hands parties. Everyone is connected – that guy whose blog post you stole last week? People talk….about

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

This is the second ( the first one addressed the junior employee ) of four blog posts tackling each of the demographics that I brought up in the original posts one by one and illustrate how I handle the “social media is scary” line. No chart that says blogs are the best tool to use when you’re first starting out with social media.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

tools like blogs, social networking, wikis, etc. Organizations can have blogs and wikis and still have just as many silos of information and isolated information as one that doesn’t use any of these tools. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

I also recently participated in a panel event put on by the Georgetown chapter of the the Social Media Education Connection ( SMCEDU ) where we talked about social media with a group of Georgetown students. One way in which I do this is through the strategic use of social media tools like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 2, 2009

This is the third ( the first one addressed the junior employee , and the second addressed senior leadership ) of four blog posts tackling each of the demographics that I brought up in the original posts, one by one and illustrate how I handle the “social media is scary” line. Ah, yes, time for the middle managers and project managers.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 29, 2012

A version of this post originally appeared on this blog last year. " Enjoy working in teams – Social media is "social" – you have to enjoy working with a diverse group of people. If you'll also be attending, let's get together. Who leads your organization's social media initiatives?

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

But in many of these social media implementations, I’ve come across a lot more people saying, “I have an internal blog but no one reads it,&# or “We have a wiki, but no one uses it!&# implementations of blogs, wikis, or forums not living up to the expectations of the technology? Why are Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 17, 2010

I often feel like I’m fighting a constant battle against FOMO and HOLI - there’s always another blog I should be reading or another event I should be attending. They’re the ones sharing the links, blogging about the topics, and speaking about the issues – find people you trust and respect and use them as your filter.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Basically, Chris has built up such a loyal following that whenever he tweets about one of your blog posts, tweets, etc., And if I’ve identified the right bloggers, chances are good that the next domino, the beat reporter for the local paper, is also reading that blog. What if he’s one of the readers of the blog that you’ve engaged?

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 1, 2009

But this committee (actually, several committees, known as study groups) was not going to settle for government business as usual. link] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] tjohns06 (Tracy Johnson) Twitter Comment @briangryth @nahumg @qhsrdialogue @govloop @kasey428 @opengovnews @gquaggiotto thanks for the RTs of the DHS blog post.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

They should learn what a good blog post looks and sounds like. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 15, 2010

Without the following people, I can say that I probably wouldn’t be writing this blog post, working in my current position, or even living where I am today. Group hug and Gov 2.0 Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 I was hooked.

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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 These issues are just now starting to be talked about and shared.

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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. Now, you’re making me blog about my work? Social media gives everyone a voice, whether they want it or not.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 1, 2013

According to new research released today by Cramer-Krasselt ( disclaimer: I work there ), more than 75% of lower-middle income moms are more likely to identify themselves as part of a new group called the “Hard-Working-Class. These are people, specifically working moms, who don’t identify with the any of existing consumer segments.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Allen, recently discussed the need for the Coast Guard to start using social media like Facebook and blogs to improve communication amongst one another and with the public ( Read the full article over at MarineLink ). However, will the Coast Guard middle management buy into using blogs to communicate with the public and with each other?

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If your organization already uses Instant Messaging, microblogging offers the potential to turn those one-on-one conversations into group collaboration. Forrester’s recent report about the growth of the market has earned plenty of blog pick up. Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

to the Ballpark ([link to post]) – new blog post up now #gov20 #sportssocmed – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] govwiki (govwiki) Twitter Comment RT Taking Gov 2.0 Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 The Whole. : The Whole. : The Whole.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 17, 2010

link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] MiaAAquino (Mia Aquino) Twitter Comment Nice blog post by @sradick “Interested in being at the tip of the [social media] spear? Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 The Whole. : The Whole.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 19, 2009

What blogging platform should they use and how often should they blog? You can establish working group upon working group. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 21, 2015

This post originally appeared on the PRSA Pittsburgh blog. Josh Brewster is a Vice President at Trozzolo Communications Group based in Kansas City, Missouri. Image used under Creative Commons license. Thanks to the seemingly endless demand for new content, hometown pride is stronger than ever before.

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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. Meet with your boss about it.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 18, 2010

I would love to connect with you outside this blog, so feel free to contact me at any time: lauren.vargas@radian6.com. Students from my age group did not grow up with Facebook or Twitter. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 17, 2009

It’s about the group of people who self-organize a Government 2.0 For a little more on that concept, see our outgoing Deputy Administrator’s blog post: [link] [link] Jeffrey Levy Darn tootin’! This blog, my presentations, my internal blog, my wiki pages, etc. Social Media Club DC Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 26, 2009

In my next four blog posts, I’ll tackle each of the demographics that I brought up in the original posts one by one and illustrate how I handle the “social media is scary&# line. Show them how they can use their organization’s internal blogs, wiki, bookmarks, etc. I blogged every chance I got.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

From wikis in the Intelligence Community to internal blogs at IBM , many of my clients see these articles and want to use social media to realize these same benefits, but don’t know how to do it. How big of a net should you cast when implementing a wiki or blogs behind your firewall? Cass Sustein speaks to this in Infotopia.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Between this week and Brian Drake’s excellent blog post , I realized that we (the “Goverati&# ) are still very much in the honeymoon stage of Gov 2.0. Behind the firewall, the government is using things like MediaWiki and WordPress to power the Intelligence Community’s wiki and blogging platform. Allow me to explain.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 8, 2010

Enjoy working in teams – Social media is “social&# – you have to enjoy working with a diverse group of people Are responsive – There is no 24 hour news cycle any more. Shannon [link] Living the future » Blog Archive » Wie man die richtigen Leute für eine Social Media Strategie findet [.]

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Asking this group of users to go from this to using a wiki was a gigantic step that they weren’t ready to take. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! The Whole. : The Whole. :

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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. Better live-blogging. Camp when I sent them the link to the wiki.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

While arguably the most important group of people behind Government 2.0, Thinker – You’re not on Twitter, nor do you maintain a blog. You are constantly sharing links to briefings, blogs, and articles in an effort to pique somebody’s interest. You are probably well-respected for the Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 22, 2009

What if you could screen new doctors by viewing past surgeries of theirs on YouTube or by reading their blogs? Likewise, physicians and other groups are used to doing things the way they feel comfortable. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 23, 2010

Organizational use of social media impacts everyone across the organization in different ways, from IT security to HR to legal to marketing and ceding “control&# to just one of these groups seems to be both short-sighted and unrealistic. We’ll be blogging internally about what we talk about.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 25, 2008

There’s always that core group of passionate social media enthusiasts who will go above and beyond to make social media successful – from spending their own money to create social media rewards to volunteering their time to function as an ad hoc help desk. Because it’s not about the tools. The Whole. : The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 8, 2015

That has given me the chance to work with a really diverse group of really smart people who are experts in their field. Content can literally encompass everything a brand creates, from commercials to blog posts to online videos. Rather than rushing to plant your flag in content marketing, invite others to participate.

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