The Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has fully embraced Web 2.0 and social media. U.S. Navy Capt. John Kirby, the Chairman\'s Special Assistant for Public Affairs, explains why.
Gov2Social is a social media directory designed to help state and local governments connect using Twitter and Facebook.
Some of the federal government\'s top web managers and producers are seeing some new, cutting edge tools.
The 2010 Government Web and New Media Conference continues today at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown, D.C. Some of the federal government\'s top web managers and producers are getting a look at some new, cutting edge tools now being developed for federal websites by a new unit of the General Services Administration.
Will your tweets eventually become part of a new collection at the Library of Congress?
Janice Nall, director of the Division of eHealth Marketing at the CDC, says government needs to be where people are getting their information.
An outdated way of running the government is how one industry expert describes Uncle Sam’s preparation concerning telework. While most government agencies and businesses have continuity plans in case employees need to work from home,…
One of the people who created what is now USA.gov is back, with a new idea, this one is @2gov. The goal of the Web site is to let you Tweet whatever problem you may…
Some researchers at Rutgers University say the millions of users of Twitter can be broken down into two types of users; “informers” and “me-formers.” Mor Naaman an Assistant Professor in the Rutgers School of Communications’…
There’s been a lot of talk about how social networking can make your business — or agency — more successful. Not everyone feels that this is true, however. Bo Peabody is a Managing General Partner…
Should agencies use Twitter, and if so, how? The microblogging site is very new, but many governments around the world are find various ways to use Twitter. The British government, however, is one of the…
UK government official says they encourage feedback.
By Emily Jarvis Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio Twitter, Facebook, podcasts and blogs are just a couple of the social media tools young people are using on a daily basis. Now the Department of Defense is trying…