Social Media Strategery

Open Government Directive Workshop Results in More Questions Than Answers…For Now

Yesterday, I, along with 250 other people representing three dozen agencies, contractors, and non-profits, attended the second Open Government Directive workshop held at the Department of Transportation. The workshop featured 10 Ignite-style presentations (awesome) by federal employees engaged in some form of open government, followed by an unconference in the afternoon where all of the [...]

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How to BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media

As “Government 2.0” becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ consultants. As such, I’ve also seen a small increase in the number of people who are only interested in hawking their wares because social media [...]

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