Everyone has visited ESPN for scores, gone to WebMD to check symptoms, or used Consumer Reports when considering a major purchase. Why? We all want answers to our questions from people we can trust…The Experts. There are experts in government, too. But how do you know where to find them? Enter HowTo.gov’s community pages where you’ll …
Category Archive: Training
DigitalGov University courses, from live webinars, in-person events and on-demand streaming sessions.
Apr
02
Don’t Quit Your Yammering
Your office-mates may enjoy telling you to “quit your yammering,” but we at Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies challenge you to find out what Yammer can do for your internal collaboration. Yammer: The Power of Social Networking Inside Government Agencies, a Digital Gov University webinar, found Yammer can change the way we communicate …
Mar
28
Facebook Pages Flip to Timeline
Facebook Pages are automatically going to the Timeline format after March 30. To prepare government agencies, entities and staff, Facebook’s government representatives Adam Conner and Katie Harbath have been making the rounds to demo the tool changes and share best practices. DigitalGov University hosted a briefing, so you can watch and learn. (Video, handouts, etc., …
Feb
23
Web Manager University (WMU) Is Now DigitalGovU
Web Manager University, the federal government’s training program for web, new media, and citizen engagement is now DigitalGov University (DGU). Why change? Why now? We’ve seen a huge growth in agencies needing to increase skills and knowledge of digital media and citizen engagement to deliver better results and create a more open and innovative government. …
Feb
06
Federal Agencies Using Foursquare
Sometimes we’re like Pavlov’s dogs with our devices — click and we expect a reward. Checking-in with geolocation services like Foursquare, Gowilla, Twitter or Facebook propels even more of this behavior, and not surprisingly, more people are jumping in to try it! PEW has been following the trend and finds more than 25% of adults …
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