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The “New Media Director” Position is Just a Means to an End

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Unfortunately, by creating this separate “New Media Director&# position, these agencies have undermined their own public affairs, IT security, privacy, and human resources efforts. The “New Media Director&# position has allowed social media to become this separate, compartmentalized thing.

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Social Media and IT Security: Adversaries or Partners?

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We’ve seen the return of the Koobface virus , the Marines have banned social networking sites (*UPDATED: No, they haven’t ) , and both Twitter and Facebook were overcome by denial-of-service attacks. Jay Sebastian I’d just like to mention that the Marine Corps did not place a ‘total’ ban on social media sites.

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So You Just Graduated and You Want a Job

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So, for all you new college graduates out there looking to get a public relations or communications position that involves social media, here’s a little primer: DO include links to your blog, LinkedIn profile, Facebook page, Twitter profile or any other social media site on your resume. The Whole. : The Whole.

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Will I See You at the Gov 2.0 Expo?

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The system also supports mobile applications and integrates public social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as sophisticated geospatial systems, such as Open Street, to create detailed maps of damaged areas. APAN has file sharing applications, wikis, blogs and calendaring tools to coordinate schedules. identity and more.

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What Makes Government 2.0 Different from Enterprise 2.0? | Social.

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James I think another important consideration for using social tools on government sites is the limitations imposed by Privacy and Accessibility rules. James I think another important consideration for using social tools on government sites is the limitations imposed by Privacy and Accessibility rules.

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

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How did you resolve the various reporting/privacy requirements of hosting comments on a.gov server? This gives the public confidence that they are interacting with the government and not a “phishing&# (fake) government Web site. “All “official&# government systems must be hosted on.gov domains per FISMA (law).

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

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Now, make sure you actually read the posts on those sites. In coordination with your organization’s social media guidelines/policies, start commenting on these sites. Get comfortable with writing a blog comment on a public site, even if it’s as simple as saying “I loved reading this post.” Try to visit at least once a day.

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