Tag Archive: Twitter

Jan
22

What We are Reading: Social Media

Mobile devices have a number of applications and tools that agencies can use to engage citizens.

Another great roundup of social media articles for  the week of  January 14, 2013. SMI: Eight ways to encourage content engagement  In a bid to better understand what makes consumers like and engage with content, MIT Sloan’s Management Review studied 98 global brands and more than 1,000 wall posts and has identified eight key actions to …

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Jan
07

Social Media + Plain Language

New DigitalGov U class will teach you how to write #socialgov content in plain language .

The essence of social media is engaging with our customers wherever they choose to be. That “place” could be Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, anywhere in the social media realm. However, just because we’re going where our customers are doesn’t mean they’re at our mercy—there’s a lot of competition for their attention, especially in social media. So how …

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Dec
11

What We’re Reading: Social Media

What do you read and share?

Ten stories about our digital work space that are worth your time, if you didn’t already see them on Twitter: Business Insider: Mary Meeker 2012 Internet Trends Year-End Update - Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker’s year-end presentation on the state of the web.  As usual, it’s a must read for anyone in the industry, or anyone …

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Dec
07

Government-wide Twitter Verification Sprint Begins

Government Twitter accounts are sprinting towards verification, illustrated by the blue check mark on @GobiernoUSA. Image courtesy of GSA.

Increasingly, social media is the go-to source of critical information for the American public — but for many users finding the real thing can be confusing given the number of fake (and sometimes humorous) accounts. Today GSA teams with Twitter for a month-long sprint to verify official government  accounts. The aim is to place that little …

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Nov
13

What We’re Reading: Social Media

People are reading about in social media on their mobile devices.

Round out your professional reading (and video watching) list with these suggestions, contributed by members of the Federal Social Media Community of Practice. Today, we have 22 headlines to share. Enjoy! Social Media Today: 16 Experts on the Future of Digital Customer Service - Digital customer service is on the rise. More and more companies are …

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