Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 9, 2010

You can follow the conversation surrounding social media and higher education under the #SMCEDU hashtag. The mission has three parts: Bringing about awareness of social media and its impact on both personal, professional, and civic engagement to educational communities. What’s the mission of SMCEDU?

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Chartered in 1947, PRSA is the world’s largest and foremost organization of public relations professionals and boasts a community of more than 21,000 members across the U.S. has to be more about facilitating the ongoing conversation in an always-on world.”. Technology has changed a lot over the last 30 years. ” Now, P.R.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 2, 2009

He advocates for asynchronous communications and for engaging with the community when and where they are, rather than trying to get more comments or web traffic. He advocates for asynchronous communications and for engaging with the community when and where they are, rather than trying to get more comments or web traffic."

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 26, 2010

The developers are often the most active members of their respective communities and they’re using their own software day after day in the course of doing their jobs. Common Ground – you become a member of the community instead of the guy behind the curtain making changes willy-nilly. Notice anything?

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Steve Ressler, Founder of GovLoop As announced this morning, GovLoop, the premier social network for the government community, has joined forces with GovDelivery, the world’s leading provider of government-to-citizen communications solutions. The short answer was that the community was unsustainable. Within the Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 7, 2009

and start participating in the conversations. One of the things that I’m actively focusing on right now is reaching out to the IT, security, and policy folks within my organization to open up the lines of communication. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 6, 2010

community who have experienced similar frustrations. As Katie Paine says in Jason Falls’ excellent post on this topic , “Ultimately, the key question to ask when measuring engagement is, ‘Are we getting what we want out of the conversation?’&# Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Heroes At the Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Hanns did an admirable job of adjusting his teaching style to include conversation and less lecture, and he promised to totally re-work the material for Day Two. I was really looking forward to the conversations about more advanced E2.0 It soon became clear that the attendees of this class were far more advanced in Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Fri, Oct 9, 2009 Government 2.0 “Dear [fill in your favorite sports team], You may think of me as a fan or as a ticket-holder now, but if you give me the chance, I’d gladly be a marketing specialist, brand ambassador, web developer, community organizer and data cruncher. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 18, 2010

Now, fast forward five years and advertising is now found on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, making everyone’s lives a lot easier. Employers do not want to hire a person whose Twitter or Facebook page could make their company look bad. Then, go see the program/department chair and have the same conversation.

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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. Jay Sebastian I’d just like to mention that the Marine Corps did not place a ‘total’ ban on social media sites.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

To address those of you who would have asked me the first question, I help my government clients develop and implement communications strategies and tactics so that they can better communicate with their employees, other government partners, the general public – essentially with any of their stakeholders. That’s ok.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The sports community is a very insulated community – teams and leagues generally look inside the sports industry to hire their communications and marketing professionals, but maybe they should take a look at the Government 2.0 industry to find that next pool of communications talent and innovation.

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 12, 2009

We also created topic-specific wiki pages and blogs and each session was to have a blogger and note-taker who would help continue the conversation after the actual event. Do you have a space from where the conversation can continue after the event (wiki page, forum, blog, etc.)? Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Take the initiative and work on changing how your organization works – don’t just sit there sulking, saying, “I wish we could do social media here, but we can’t even get on Facebook so there’s no use.&# Bringing social media to your organization isn’t something that happens from 9-5.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 12, 2010

Unsurprisingly, their conversations started out with questions about how to create a user name and click through each site. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 8, 2010

Not whether that’s the Chief Marketing Officer or the Director of Public Affairs or the Community Relations Lead, but actual names of people. It might be that new guy over in community relations, or maybe it’s your webmaster. Remember, social media is driven by the person, not the position. It might be Kim over in HR.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 17, 2009

The people I meet, the presentations I hear, and the conversations that I have while at these conferences help me get a more realistic view of what’s going on with the Gov 2.0 It showed me people asking the tough questions , demanding more out of the community, and tackling some very polarizing legal issues. relationship.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 17, 2010

Love how many people think, “Oh, your job has got to be so much fun just tweeting and posting on Facebook all day. Love the ability to touch so many people around the world through two-way conversation. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 19, 2010

I had a great conversation recently with one the senior leaders at my company and he told me that’s the one thing that separates the good from the great. Sradick Thanks Andrew – great point about bringing solutions to the conversation too. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Heroes At the Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

link] sradick Great great point Gwynne – the user is all to often left out of the conversation when it comes to redesigning.gov sites, both on the Intranet and the Internet. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

“…if our consumers are younger, and they love video games, and they have shorter attention spans, and they love interactivity, and they love social media, and everyone blogs, and everyone’s on Facebook, why wouldn’t we put ourselves right in the middle of that?&# conversation, don’t you think? discussion.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

It’s great that there’s a vibrant community of these experts (check my blogroll on the right for a list of these experts, all much more established than I) actively sharing ideas and experiences. However, this has led to an almost stale conversation in the social media blogosphere where we’re preaching to the choir.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I love logging into Twitter and seeing so many different conversations centered around Government 2.0. link] sheajohnp Hey Steve, this is a very important issue for government communicators and I couldn’t agree more. I also love telling my clients that they’re not ready for social media.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 6, 2008

JE I hope this post was in direct relation to our conversation on friday, punk. haha JE I hope this post was in direct relation to our conversation on friday, punk. Good, really good, PR types understand the value in honest conversations and building relationships. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It’s about updating policies because of the conversations you had on the blog, it’s about using a wiki to deliver better intelligence analysis to our country’s decision makers, and it’s about opening up government data to crowdsource IT development , saving money increasing innovation. For me, Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Kudos are certainly in order for the DHS for engaging with the public on this effort to-date, but the conversation cannot stop here. Through this process, a community has been developed and needs to be cultivated. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

To add on to your ideas, I would also suggest that organizations would do well to invest in community managers – those people who blog, garden wiki pages, and moderate forums as their primary job. These are risks that many aren’t willing to take, but the community manager needs to be empowered to do so on behalf of the community.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2010

I think we started to accomplish that this year – the many panel presentations and workshops seemed more conversational and attendees seemed more willing to ask questions. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

We have a blog, Twitter account, podcasts, and other social media already, but no one is using them – what’s the best way to build more community? Look forward to continuing the conversation and encourage you to keep your ideas flowing towards Mark and Laurel as they ramp up their planning for the event.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 26, 2009

Reminds us why folks with a history, like Michael Russell, are so important to this ongoing conversation. Reminds us why folks with a history, like Michael Russell, are so important to this ongoing conversation. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 27, 2009

community (it’s not all that hard!): If you comment on someone else’s blog and they reply to you, continue in the conversation. You have to take part in the conversation if you ever hope to influence it. communities, both online AND offline. BE helpful – Always always try to provide some value.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 30, 2008

When I started this blog back in October, I had one goal – to give me an external “home base&# from which I could become a part of the social media and government conversation. Having done this work (online communities, collaboration, user-created content, etc.) Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 1, 2010

If you’ve kept up with this blog , you know that I’m really interested in the intersection of social media and education, and my old Public Relations 101 professor now teaches in the USI communications department, so I’m particularly excited for this opportunity. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

But, they should also learn how to write like a human being, in a conversational tone, not as a public relations machine. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0 Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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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. bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0 Heroes At the Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

I’ve worked with clients from across the government who are all seeing social media succeed in helping organizations communicate, collaborate, and share information better than they ever have. Or, should it also be open to other agencies like the FAA or other members of the Intel Community? Where you draw the line? The scope [.]

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