Social Media Strategery

What Can the Government Learn From a $100,000 Salt & Pepper Shaker?

I finally got around to reading “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch.  If you’re not familiar with Randy’s story, read about it here or watch the video below.  I highly recommend this if you’re about to have a child,  already a parent, if you’re a teacher, or if in any way, you’re responsible for the [...]

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My Gov 2.0 Heroes

Here on Gov 2.0 Heroes Day, I’m supposed to write a post that tells you who my Gov 2.0 Heroes are, why they inspire me, and what others should know about their work.  Now, instead of highlighting the Gov 2.0 folks everyone already knows, I’d like to take this opportunity to instead talk about the [...]

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What Kind of Impact Has Social Media Had on Your Organization?

I’ve been in many meetings with senior executives where the topic has turned to social media, and sooner or later, THE question comes up - “So, explain to me again why we should be playing around with [insert your social media tool of choice here]?  What’s the ROI of doing this?  I just don’t see [...]

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Government Use of Social Media – “In Addition to,” Not “In Lieu of”

Pew Internet released their “Government Online” report today, and it’s chock FULL of great statistics.  If you get an opportunity, I highly recommend reading through the whole thing and bookmarking it for good slide fodder for future presentations.  I won’t/can’t possibly do justice to the entire report here in one post, but there was one [...]

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