Tag Archive: collaborate

Apr
18

We’ve Got a Group for That!

Creating an active, engaged community can lead to project success. Some Creative Commons rights reserved by Laurent Neyssensas

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 …

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Feb
27

Engage Customers Through Facebook

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I recently found an interesting article on how the City of Vancouver Canada’s transportation department used Facebook for small group discussions to help them develop a long-range transportation plan. It was a small collaboration, but it made me wonder why I haven’t seen it used by governments here in the US. The unique benefit of …

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