Social Media Strategery

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How a Social Media Evangelist Became a Social Media Realist

Social Media Strategery

I'm substantially less active on Twitter than I used to be. And there are all too many social media experts, ninjas, and gurus ready to help them get on Twitter, start a Facebook page, and check in on Foursquare. Start a Twitter account! When did I become the guy who gets tired of social media? Poor Q1 sales?

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“I want a Twitter for All the Various Parts of the Government”

Social Media Strategery

Development Social Media “I want a Twitter for All the Various Parts of the Government&# Sun, May 3, 2009 Government 2.0 His first response (that I wasn’t able to get on tape) was “why isn’t the IRS on Twitter helping me do my taxes? Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0

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

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Starting a Facebook or Twitter account was free, and hiring a part-time intern to manage them didn’t cost much. 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.

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More Than Words: How to Really Redefine the Term “Public Relations”

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Their current definition of PR – “ public relations helps an organization and its publics adapt mutually to each other ” was last updated in 1982, before Twitter, before Facebook, hell, even before you had a computer at your desk. has to be more about facilitating the ongoing conversation in an always-on world.”.

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The Many Roles of an Internal Community Manager

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When someone in the communications industry refers to a “ community manager ,&# they are usually referring to someone that can manage the online relationships for a particular brand, using tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. You will have to be the one who can start start and manage difficult conversations with the community.

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A Challenge to Government 2.0 Camp Attendees

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Search Twitter for the tag #gov20 and start clicking through to people’s Twitter accounts and blog posts. and start participating in the conversations. that ties the need for social media to your organizational strategy? Read the ClueTrain Manifesto , Wikinomics , Groundswell , and/or Now is Gone.

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Social Media isn'ta Prerequisite for Open Government

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is about more than wikis, open data , Twitter , Web 2.0, Sure, social media can help facilitate this transformation, but starting a blog or Twitter account is by no means a prerequisite. practice, working with clients across the public sector to integrate social media strategies and tactics into their organizational strategies.

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