Tag Archives: government 2.0

GovLoop’s Steve Ressler Rocks the Public Sector

April 2, 2009 – 5:20 pm

In every big city there’s an underground, and in every large online movement there are undercurrents. In the Government 2.0 space that undercurrent is taking place on GovLoop, a relatively new, Ning-based social network with more than 8,000 public sector or related members. The man behind GovLoop is Steve Ressler, who also was one of [...]

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Every Airman Is a Communicator

March 24, 2009 – 11:52 pm

One of my students at Georgetown, Paul Bove, works with the Air Force. The Air Force Public Affairs Agency just published their New Media and The Air Force brochure, a guide to provide professionals with the knowledge they need to work online.

It’s really an outstanding thorough guide, and a demonstration of how far [...]

By Geoff Livingston | Posted in Internet Marketing, social media | Also tagged , , | Comments (16)

Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire!

March 10, 2009 – 9:52 am

Who is the ‘typical’ Web 2.0 user? Lincoln Spector provides PCWorld readers a look into Netpop Research’s Media Shift to Social 2009 study. According to Lincoln, the study found Web 2.0 users “tend to be youngish, outside the middle class, and equally likely to be men or women. Unsurprisingly, they also tend to live much [...]

By Mike Nelson | Posted in Blogs of Fire | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Congress Delivers Major Social Media Failure

March 4, 2009 – 1:50 am

It seemed like an event worth passing on. In fact, I’ve tried to pass on many of the government 2.0 conversations of late, but last week’s Congressional Tweeting during Obama’s speech last week was flat out disturbing. While Congressional tweeting from 50 elected officials highlighted how hot Twitter has become, it also demonstrated an irresponsible [...]

By Geoff Livingston | Posted in Internet Marketing, communications | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (22)

Government 2.0

March 2, 2009 – 6:15 pm

Social media creates an open means of conversation between different government agencies and provides the government with new ways of reaching the public; it is an evolution in the democratization of government. Through social media, collaborators are able to create, organize, share and edit web content.
The Obama Administration has made a point of increasing government [...]

By Mike Nelson | Posted in Blogging, social media | Also tagged | Comments (10)

Top Six Social Media Markets in 2009

November 10, 2008 – 12:08 am

It’s apparent that we’re in for a deep, long recession. As our leadership rallies to fight the economic tide, those of us with businesses (or individual careers) need to continue moving forward. With an eye towards the near future market of 2009, here’s my projections for the top six opportunities in social media [...]

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