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Do you need a social media strategy?

 I alway enjoy reading Bill Ives posts on the FASTforward blog and today is no different.  He asks the simple question, Is Social Media Tactical or Strategic?,  and points to a post from a month ago about Social Media Strategy...
Posted September 17, 2010 with 856 views     

Passport to Social Media

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...
Posted August 31, 2010 with 354 views     

Cutting Won’t Fix Oregon, But There is a Solution

The following article was written by John Bernard, Chairman and CEO of Mass Ingenuity. The Social Ecosystem is a critical part of making things happen, both NOW and in the future. That’s why we are all working closely with John Moore as...
Posted August 28, 2010 with 400 views     

Keeping your web site fresh is important for growing traffic

I know, I know….  Some of you are shaking your heads now and saying I guess John has run out of things to talk about.  Seriously, we all know that you want to keep your web site dynamic and fresh.  We all know that those web sites...
Posted August 17, 2010 with 309 views     

Leveraging social business strategies in public policy

I am always asking people what they are doing with Social Business Strategies and Daniel Bevarly, Director for Online Strategies for The Collins Center for Public Policy, reached out to share some interesting information with me. The Collins Center...
Posted August 4, 2010 with 542 views     

Using social media in West Virginia politics

Cartney McCraken is a Social Media Strategist and Client Relations Manager at Rainmaker, a political consulting firm in West Virginia.  She was good enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to discuss the use of social media...
Posted August 2, 2010 with 452 views     

Helping people understand government 2.0 at the local level, not easy

I have had several great conversations this week.  One that I wanted to share with you was a discussion I had with Alex Reed, an Independent candidate who is running for the Maine House of Representatives (District 99).  We spent...
Posted July 30, 2010 with 966 views     

The Social Ecosystem and The Old Spice Guy

This is not another analysis of the Old Spice Guy campaign.  At this point, if you haven’t formed your own opinion you’re not interested and you will not be swayed by my thinking on the topic. The point of this post is that I have seen more...
Posted July 28, 2010 with 372 views     

The State Departments Social Media Usage Policy

Need something interesting to read?  The United States Department of State publicly released its Social Media Usage policy today and it is worth taking time to check out as it will provide insights for other organizations looking to...
Posted July 8, 2010 with 322 views     

Transparency, the dirtiest word in our social world

Transparency sounds like a great goal, a key attribute that people point to when they discuss the benefits of social media and nearly every social+ framework.  Why wouldn’t transparency make sense, the concept makes us think of pulling aside...
Posted July 8, 2010 with 324 views     

How Guthrie, OK, is bringing The Social Ecosystem to life

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Matt Muller, City Manager for the Town of Guthrie, Oklahoma.  Matt has been in the role for only six months but has brought major changes to the town in terms of his approach to government 2.0, or,...
Posted July 2, 2010 with 409 views     

A Local Government Hero Shout Out

In my opinion you can never have too much shameless promotion, especially when it is for someone other than yourself. Chris MooreThe concepts of Government 2.0 are picking up momentum and, as I have noted, will fit neatly within the concepts of...
Posted June 29, 2010 with 303 views     
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