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

Social Media Strategery

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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Government 2.0 Camp - What I Loved and What I'd Like to See Next Year

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While I never felt that we were in an echo chamber, I think that all attendees would benefit if we had some panel discussions and presentations led by privacy experts or IT security experts – people who, by their very nature, have to take a very conservative approach to social media.

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Social Media in Action: Twitter and Emergency Response | Social.

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That’s great in the case of emergencies or terrorist situations, but from a privacy point of view, I find it scary. That’s great in the case of emergencies or terrorist situations, but from a privacy point of view, I find it scary. We are using YouTube to help tell complex stories as well.

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Crowdsourcing Our Health – Using Social Media to Educate and Unite.

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What if you could screen new doctors by viewing past surgeries of theirs on YouTube or by reading their blogs? This is an invasion of privacy! Imagine a world where your doctor calls you to make sure everything is ok after noticing an increase in the number of your Facebook status updates where you said you have a headache.

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Gov 2.0: Taking a Look Back at 2009 | Social Media Strategery

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is about so much more than just Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube. there are government wide terms of service agreements with services like YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Twitter since March, paving the way for engagement with citizens and stakeholders.

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

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While the following resources will help educate you on the privacy policies and best practices of social media, I always tell people not to post anything online that you wouldn’t want your boss/mom seeing. I don’t care what check boxes you select or what privacy setting you use – if it’s online, consider it public.

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