All posts in social media


Passport to Social Media

August 31, 2010 by John Moore
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Traveling around the world you are bound to be in a situation where the world as you know it will be challenged.  You may be in a situation where you need directions or have an important meeting with a client that requires mastery of local social etiquette.  You may not be fluent in the local language or the societal... [read more]

Networking by the Numbers and Offline Opportunities

August 2, 2010 by Tricia G
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Facebook has over 500 million people Twitter has around 100 million people LinkedIn has approximately 70 million people Real Life? It has over 6 billion people …so don’t forget where most of the people are! These days plenty of people are busy with their online memberships, but if you’re currently looking for a... [read more]

Government 2.0 Revisited: Social Media Strategies in the Public Sector

July 6, 2010 by Ines Mergel
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The PA Times Summer Issue just came out with a special issue on social media and Web 2.0. Here is the text I originally submitted to the editors. It is printed on p. 7 & 10:Government 2.0 revisited – Social Media Strategies in the Public Sector Government 2.0 – or the use of social media in the public sector – has become a hot topic... [read more]

When cops are attacked with social media: eight lessons learned at G20

June 30, 2010 by Lauri Stevens
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With the G20 in the city, eyes around the globe were on Toronto over the past week and just about everybody involved locally or from afar has something to say, and they did and continue to do so over Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The proliferation of social media platforms has give people greater ability to connect with others and... [read more]

Governments: How to Engage with Social Media

June 7, 2010 by David Eaves
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The other week I wrote a blog post titled Canadian Governments: How to Waste millions online ($30M and Counting) in which I argued that OpenID should be the cornerstone of the government's online identification system. The post generated a lot of online discussion, much of which was of very high quality and deeply thoughtful. On... [read more]

The art of leveraging small announcements to drive Government social media engagement

June 2, 2010 by Craig Thomler
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<!--break--> Governments love big announcements. Billions of dollars in spending, bold new projects and initiatives, launches and major events. These types of announcements are believed to be the best way to cut through the media storm, attract journalist interest and public attention. These big announcements appear... [read more]

How the Civil Air Patrol Uses Social Media

May 21, 2010 by Civil Air Patrol ...
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<!--break--> Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen has released his social-media strategy, which details goals of increasing interaction with Twitter and Facebook followers and identifying new social-media platforms to use.  Check it out below. How can we, as Civil Air Patrol volunteers, improve our social... [read more]

Are Law Enforcement Agencies Missing the Boat on Social Media?

April 22, 2010 by Christa Miller
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<!--break--> I thought it might be useful to provide an example of what I am talking about when I say that law enforcement agencies can do more – a lot more – with social media than they currently are. First, Joe the Cop Joe’s latest blog post concerns the beatdown of a compliant motorist by a police officer. A patrol... [read more]

Why Old Media and Social Media Don’t Get Along

April 19, 2010 by David Eaves
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<!--break--> Earlier today I did a brief drop in phone interview on CPAC's Goldhawk Live. The topic was "Have social media and technology changed the way Canadians get news?" and Christoper Waddell, the Director of Carleton University's School of Journalism and Chris Dornan, Director of Carleton University's Arthur Kroeger School of... [read more]

What Does Social Media Mean for Public Safety?

April 16, 2010 by Lauri Stevens
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<!--break--> How we learn about current events today – compared to 10, or even five years ago – has radically changed. When disaster or a major event occurred, we tuned in to our TVs, radios and newspapers – but digital platforms and social media have changed all that. The number of outlets dramatically grew – and our ideas about... [read more]

Social Media & Elections: Is the general drowning out the local online?

April 14, 2010 by Ingrid Koehler
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<!--break--> Before the general election was even called there were panels galore saying that this was the first election where social media was going to make a difference with a range of people saying on the one hand “Of course social networking will be influential in getting out the vote and getting in the contributions... [read more]

A Digital Engagement Glossary

March 19, 2010 by Dave Briggs
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<!--break-->   This glossary of social media and digital engagement terms comes from a recent piece of my strategy work. It’s skewed towards the government sector, in terms of language and examples. Feel free to use any of this that might be useful for other purposes. Or to challenge my definitions. Or,... [read more]