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.
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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
Open Government Day brings new guidance from OMB
- By Steve Lunceford
- April 7th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government
April 7th, 2010 is deadline day for federal agencies to post their Open Government plans online, but there’s another Open Government Directive milestone reached today as well that shouldn’t be overlooked: new guidance from OMB on how social media, transparency and existing policies can mesh together.
White House using social network avatars to promote health reform
- By Steve Lunceford
- March 10th, 2010
- Posted in: Facebook, Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Video
Why has the White House changed their logo on social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube? It’s an interesting tactic as part of their health reform campaign efforts.
Open Gov Directive Hits the Streets (in an oh so ironic way)
- By Steve Lunceford
- December 8th, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Gov 2.0 Radio, Open Government, Video
So the White House released the long-awaited Open Government Directive this morning, appropriately accompanied by a live videostream at both the White House site and on Facebook with Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and new media director Macon Phillips.
With only time for a quick glance through the directive (it wasn’t made available prior to the announcement), if there’s one certainty it’s that the next four months are sure to bring additional change and increased activity in the Gov 2.0 space as agencies look to comply with the directive’s various deadlines…
One Year, Thousands of GovTwits
- By Steve Lunceford
- November 20th, 2009
- Posted in: Facebook, Gov 2.0, Gov 2.0 Radio, Twitter
Today marks the one year anniversary of the GovTwit directory. Started as a simple blog post listing about 150 IDs, the directory now contains over 2,500 names of agencies and individuals in the public sector who are using Twitter to share information and ideas about critical issues facing government.
GovTwit Week in Review 9/14 – 9/20
- By Steve Lunceford
- September 21st, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Gov 2.0 Radio, Twitter, Video
How politicians use Twitter, how the White House complies with the Presidential Records Act on social media sites, Congress Camp podcast and GovTwit named the number two site on FCW’s list of “10 Gov Social Sites to Keep you in the Loop.”
GovTwit Week in Review: 7/26 – 8/01
- By Steve Lunceford
- August 1st, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Press, Twitter
The week got off to a fun start when an alleged White House employee dubbing themselves the “realtweetthroat” contacted @GovFresh to blow the lid off of Twittergate, poking fun at the fact that the microblogging service was reported to be blocked at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The White House tried to clear the record to show that tweets were in fact coming live from the world’s most famous address, but downplaying that Twitter is in fact blocked for all but the select few on the President’s new media team. Also learn about the first Gov 2.0 Tweetbook based on tweets from the Open Government & Innovations Conference and the first Iraqi government official to join GovTwit.
GovTwit Directory Shows Government Tweeting Taking Flight With 1,300% Growth
- By Steve Lunceford
- July 24th, 2009
- Posted in: Directory, Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Local Government, Press, State Government, Twitter
From the White House to 10 Downing Street, from Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Ariz. Senator John McCain, from the CDC to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, government use of the Twitter microblogging service has exploded in the last year. New website GovTwit.com has been tracking this growth, and now provides easy access to search and find who in government is using Twitter. GovTwit.com provides live tweetstreams, statistics and other features to help you find and follow over 2,100 government and government-related Twitter IDs worldwide.
