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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, And big snaps on encouraging folks to move away from unnecessary PDFs (like press releases that folks want to remain “pretty.&# And big snaps on encouraging folks to move away from unnecessary PDFs (like press releases that folks want to remain “pretty.&#

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Social Media Done Right Means No More “Social Media” Experts

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Seeing as I’m part of a 500+ person team of strategic communications professionals here, my goal was not to create one smaller team of geeks who blog and Tweet all day, but to get all 500+ people on the team to know, understand, and use social media just as they know, understand, and use press releases, email pitches, and town hall meetings.

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Social Media Isn't Always the Answer

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I’ve seen Intellipedia , TSA’s Evolution of Security blog , DoDLive , the DoD’s Blogger’s Roundtable , FEMA’s YouTube channel , GovLoop , and many other examples of “Government 2.0.&# I’ve also seen plenty of failed blogs, dormant wikis, and other failed attempts at using social media.

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Gov 2.0 Jobs, Moves, and Opportunities

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Development professional development prsa public relations public sector scary smcedu social media sports tools Twitter web 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Development professional development prsa public relations public sector scary smcedu social media sports tools Twitter web 2.0 Powered by Wordpress.

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Rethinking Public Relations Education

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When I took “ Media Writing ,&# I learned the AP Stylebook and how to write press releases. Development professional development prsa public relations public sector scary smcedu social media sports tools Twitter web 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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An Interview with Blogger Bob From TSA's Evolution of Security.

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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. Powered by Wordpress.

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The “Getting Started with Government 2.0” Guide | Social Media.

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Don’t apply mass media (press releases, TV, radio, etc.) and some sports) types Adriel Hampton’s excellent Gov 2.0 Development professional development prsa public relations public sector scary smcedu social media sports tools Twitter web 2.0 web20 wiki Have This Blog Sent to Your Email! Powered by Wordpress.

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