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Set Your New Social Media Manager Up For Success

Social Media Strategery

Then why do organizations continue to hire social media specialists, managers, and coordinators, but then handcuff them with outdated policies, processes, and technology? Before going out and hiring that person to handle your social media, take some time to set them up for success. Brush up on social media yourself.

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Social Media isn'ta Prerequisite for Open Government

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Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Social Media isn’t a Prerequisite for Open Government Fri, Feb 19, 2010 Government 2.0 I’m one of the leads for our social media/Government 2.0

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Government Use of Social Media - "In Addition to," Not "In Lieu of.

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Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Government Use of Social Media – “In Addition to,&# Not “In Lieu of&# Tue, Apr 27, 2010 Government 2.0 Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0

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Insulate Open Government Efforts From Budget Cuts

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With the recent news that several major Open Government efforts including USASpending.gov, Data.gov, and FedSpace may be shut down due to budget cuts and that the Pentagon has disbanded their social media office , many people in the #gov20 community started wondering if their social media, Gov 2.0

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Just Because You Run the Same Plays Doesn’t Mean You’ll Get the Same Results

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Over the course of eight years in the consulting industry, I’ve noticed an increasing number of colleagues, peers, and clients thinking that just because they read/downloaded/heard a white paper, strategy, or presentation, (a play, a swing, or a catch) they too can go out and be a communications or social media expert too.

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A Community of Practice Is More Than a Website

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Over the last year or so, the term communities of practice has entered the social media buzzword lexicon along with virtual collaboration, engagement, platforms, and Enterprise 2.0. People visit a website to download what they need. Are you creating a community of practice or are you just creating another website?

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Do You Have What it Takes to Change Government and Create Gov 2.0?

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Unsuccessful leaders typically use goals focused on an action – “implement a new knowledge management system&# or “use social media more effectively.&#. For more information on this study: Download the executive summary. Download the full report. mclaughlin O'Reilly social media study walton smith web20.

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