Social Media Strategery

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

Social Media Strategery

Unfortunately, IT departments at large companies and government agencies are too often doing the equivalent of developing Android apps at work and using the iPhone at home. You’re not able to embed videos correctly. Shouldn’t they be the ones drinking the Kool-Aid? and Government 2.0 initiatives.

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Social Media is Driven by the Person, Not the Position

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At EPA, for example, a new employee came up with the idea of doing a contest on YouTube to create outstanding videos to teach people about testing for radon. At EPA, for example, a new employee came up with the idea of doing a contest on YouTube to create outstanding videos to teach people about testing for radon.

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The Public Doesn't Need to Know What Gov 2.0 is, But They Do Need.

Social Media Strategery

You people in DC sure are talking a good game – trotting out your iPhone apps , Twitter feeds , blogs , and wikis - and I suppose I should care about those things, but in reality, I haven’t got the slightest clue why any of that matters to me. Is it on IPhone and they are all using blackberries? and Open Government.

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