Win one of two passes to the Gov 2.0 Summit taking place in Washington, D.C. Sept. 7-8, 2010.
Gov 2.0
Win a pass to the Gov 2.0 Summit
- By Steve Lunceford
- August 31st, 2010
- Posted in: Contest, Facebook, Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Twitter
Another Twitter first: Pelosi tweet reconvenes the U.S. House of Representatives
- By Steve Lunceford
- August 5th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Twitter
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi broke the news through a Tweet yesterday that she would reconvene the House next week from recess for a special vote – another first for Twitter in Government and a reminder of how much power can be carried in just 140 characters.
A win for gov 2.0 as Twitter hires State Department staffer Katie Jacobs Stanton
- By Steve Lunceford
- July 9th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Twitter
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
- By Steve Lunceford
- July 8th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, State Government, Twitter
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
- By Steve Lunceford
- June 15th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Local Government, Open Government, 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
- By Steve Lunceford
- June 10th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Twitter
The first interview with Twitter, Inc. about their search for a Washington, D.C.-based “government liaison.”
A verified disappointment: how Twitter handles government accounts
- By Steve Lunceford
- May 27th, 2010
- Posted in: Directory, Gov 2.0, Twitter
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
- By Steve Lunceford
- May 20th, 2010
- Posted in: Contest, Gov 2.0, Open Government, State Government, Twitter
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.
