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? The government has a higher standard.&#

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

isn’t about the tools, but what those tools enable – it’s about more than just creating a blog and engaging in dialogue with the public, it’s about more than just creating a wiki that’s open to multiple government agencies, and it’s about more than just making data accessible to the public. The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Web 2.0 Committee 77

Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 7, 2010

Why isn’t anyone editing the wiki pages?) These aren’t trivial questions – people take the time to create a blog post or add content to a wiki because of the promise of emergent collaboration. Post your blog entry, wiki content, forum thread, etc. Will I get an opportunity to influence future policy?

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Wiki Collaboration 125

Social Media Strategery

APRIL 27, 2010

to Internet for government data, policy and services&# by Alex Howard at O’Reilly Radar Government Use of Social Media – “In Addition to,” Not “In Lieu of” by Steve [.] web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

is still all about the mission – Under all the tweets, blogs, mashups, and wikis, the common thread through 2009 was a focus on accomplishing the mission. What will be the new DoD social media policy ? link] These discussions, policy creation, and legal hurdles jumped have been going on at federal agencies for 18-24 months.

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Review Web 2.0 120

Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Social media and government started not with some policy or memo from the senior leadership, but from regular people sitting in a cubicle who saw an opportunity and decided to do something about it. They eventually changed the policy. Most importantly, you’ll make a difference. They found examples of others who were doing it.

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Wiki Policies 93

Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 19, 2009

The Department of Defense is supposed to be releasing their social media policy in the next month or so. Other agencies are following suit and issuing their own policies and guidelines. link] Ari Herzog …so why praise these released policy documents if such is not the way to go? RT @cheeky_geeky: Government 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Policies Web 2.0 Conference 66

Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

blog comments powered by Disqus « Previous Entries Next Entries » Popular Comments Featured Tags Identify the Right People to Manage Your Social Media Initiatives The Evolution of the Social Media Evangelist Twenty Theses for Government 2.0, web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! The Whole. : Powered by Wordpress.

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Gov 2.0 Sports Web 2.0 Wiki 82

Social Media Strategery

APRIL 17, 2010

blog comments powered by Disqus « Previous Entries Next Entries » Popular Comments Featured Tags Identify the Right People to Manage Your Social Media Initiatives The Evolution of the Social Media Evangelist Twenty Theses for Government 2.0, web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! The Whole. : Powered by Wordpress.

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Gov 2.0 Tips Web 2.0 Wiki 107

Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 8, 2009

We may have different goals and end objectives, but the concepts both verticals must address (transparency, policy, management, buy-in, metrics, etc.) web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery. and non-profit 2.0 (for

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Gov 2.0 Sports Team Web 2.0 90

Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

iCommandant.com does have a comment policy that closely resembles that of the Official iCommandant website, with one exception “No Moderation.&# Comment Policy: We welcome your comments on postings at iCommandant.com. Comment Policy: We welcome your comments on postings at iCommandant.com. Coast Guard Domain. The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Wiki Policies 50

Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 9, 2009

There are very real privacy, security, and policy barriers to social media implementation, and we must actively work with our IT counterparts to develop collaborative solutions. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

Because sometimes all it takes is one blog , one wiki , or one presentation to inspire someone else, I wanted to interview one of TSA’s bloggers, Blogger Bob , to find out what made TSA take a risk like this in the first place, how it’s been working out for them, and what we can look forward to in the future. If so, what was it?

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Blogger Gov 2.0 Policies Survey 81

Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Director, New Media and Web Communications has specific responsibility for training and guiding Department Web Managers and for overseeing implementation of web policies and procedures. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Open until Feb. link] Lastest Home Health Sparks News | Home Care Reno [.] The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Forums Wiki 86

Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 19, 2008

If you decide that you want to be the social media change agent within your organization and start blogging, creating and editing wikis, uploading videos to YouTube, etc., Their websites are now full of inactive blogs and outdated wikis. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Guess what – no one is. The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

What’s the best way to get people to contribute to our organizational wiki? What am I missing in my social media policy? web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery. Should they? The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

link] blog comments powered by Disqus « Previous Entries Next Entries » Popular Comments Featured Tags Identify the Right People to Manage Your Social Media Initiatives The Evolution of the Social Media Evangelist Twenty Theses for Government 2.0, web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! The Whole. :

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Web 2.0 How To 56

Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Read other people’s blog posts, wiki edits, forum questions, and tweets and help out if you can – even if it’s just sending a helpful link, providing a good point of contact, or giving a restaurant suggestion to someone in a different city. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Stay on top of current Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 8, 2010

This is why so many social media initiatives fail – not because of technology or policy, but because of people. Not because of technology or policy. “…so many social media initiatives fail – not because of technology or policy, but because of people.&# web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email!

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

Laborer – You are the “do-er.&# You’re the foot soldier who’s drafting the social media policies, who’s gardening the internal wiki, and who’s developing the briefings, talking points, and speeches for the Rockstars. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 25, 2010

At the end of this chapter of the book, Randy tells the story of how he still serves as a consultant to Disney and at the end of his meetings, he ends by asking, “If I sent a child into one of your stores with a broken salt and pepper shaker today, would your policies allow your workers to be kind enough to replace it? The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 12, 2010

For most agencies, the deadlines are completely unrealistic – getting legal approval on anything, much less a policy change, usually takes 45 days by itself. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery. Flexibility.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 23, 2010

I’m finding that I’m no longer justifying the use of social media, but helping develop the processes, policies, and personnel that will move the use of social media from interesting experiment to a long-term way of doing business. Meeting agendas and minutes will be posted to our internal wiki.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 23, 2009

You start thinking things like, “If the intelligence community can collaborate on a wiki, then why isn’t every organization? This is where you will most likely be brought back to earth by the policies, management, and politics of the real world. If available, you’re one of the most active bloggers or wiki editors.

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Social Media Gov 2.0 Wiki Comments 128

Social Media Strategery

JULY 11, 2010

Through near constant talk of policies, regulations, and costs, The Downer calls attention to every possible reason why an idea can’t and won’t work, yet is unable to see the potential benefits. web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! RT @sradick Six Villains of Gov 2.0 The Whole. : Powered by Wordpress.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

If there isn’t a policy stating you can’t do something, then that probably means it’s allowed, right? web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery. Every problem is an opportunity to fix it. The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

Find your organization’s social media policy/guidelines and memorize them. If your organization doesn’t have any social media guidelines, find your external communications policy and see if it’s covered in there. In coordination with your organization’s social media guidelines/policies, start commenting on these sites.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 7, 2010

There have been a multitude of new policies , conferences , guidelines , platforms , and even awards for things related to something called Government 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! web20 wiki Meta Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org © 2010 Social Media Strategery. and Open Government.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). Inviting — Building social media applications, such as blogs, wikis, bookmarks, to interact with your audience. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Thanks for this.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

There is a large reference of these tags on their developer wiki. My blog policy is here in case you were wondering if I had a right to do that. I plan on adding “Our Services&# and a tab for “policy/disclaimer.&# p.s. As per my blog policy, please use your real name. Thanks for putting together.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Policies are not written in stone. With justification, passion, and knowledge, policies and rules can and should be changed. making a change to an outdated policy. The wrong answer is: to fulfil a policy that has been passed down to us as Govt. Information security is a very real and valid concern. agencies and bodies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Too bad it’s not a wiki; think it could become a defining guide. From Wiki, “Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Why not work with small businesses and those affected most by this policy change to find something that would work better for them that does not complicate the process or require a substantial financial investment? Is it trying to become a wiki? Then, for better or worse, I found out about the ADMIN FOR LIFE policy. And a week?

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