Digging around through some GovTwit statistics and found the Top 10 Federal Twitter IDs.
A win for gov 2.0 as Twitter hires State Department staffer Katie Jacobs Stanton
Today brings a surprise announcement from the State Department’s Katie Jacobs Stanton that she’s leaving D.C. and returning to California to work for Twitter.
Twitter nears the gov 2.0 tipping point
FederalComputerWeek was gracious enough to invite me to write a bit about Twitter and government for their July 9th issue. This post includes the first half of the column and link to the full story over at FederalComputerWeek.
35 Gov 2.0 heroes to follow on Twitter
While there are nearly 3,000 gov 2.0 heroes in the government employees, agencies, contractors, politicos and academics that make up the GovTwit directory itself, here are 35 Top GovTwits you should be following.
Interview provides new details on search for Twitter’s government liaison
The first interview with Twitter, Inc. about their search for a Washington, D.C.-based “government liaison.”
George Bush joins Twitter (Facebook too) UPDATE: or not
While there’s been an @GeorgeWBush for a while now in Twitter as a protected, unverified account, today it appears the former President’s official Twitter ID has been turned on @George_WBush (he’s set up a Facebook page as well).
A verified disappointment: how Twitter handles government accounts
Twitter finally verifies the Library of Congress account (@librarycongress), but there seems no rhyme nor reason as to which government agencies get their verification request handled and at what pace.
10+ “hidden gems” not to miss at Gov 2.0 Expo
Straight from the Gov 2.0 Expo co-chairs: 10+ hidden gems you should plan to see during the O’Reilly and TechWeb 2010 Gov 2.0 Expo.
Goodbye @DowningStreet, Hello @Number10Gov
New British Prime Minister David Cameron swept into 10 Downing Street less than 90 minutes after Gordon Brown stepped down, and then his team went and changed social media IDs from “DowningStreet” to “Number10Gov.” Smart move?
Win a Pass to 2010 Gov 2.0 Expo!
How’d you like to win a FREE pass to the O’Reilly & UBM Techweb Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington D.C., May 25-27, 2010? Read for more…




