Feds Go A Twitter -ing
Question: How do you tell when something is beginning to go main stream? Answer: Or one answer .. look at the most conservative. For some that might be the federal government. When it comes to the hot new social media tactic .. micro blogs a la Twitter, it’s not a surprise that politicians have been tweeting for months including the presidential candidates. Take a peek at the list that Alexandra Rampy developed. I can’t help but wonder what is going on in the other side of those tweets. Are they influencing or making a difference? Last Friday I had the honor of chatting with the smart women over at Media BullsEye Roundtable Sarah Wurrey and Jen Zingsheim. Our conversation focused on social media and one topic was .. the P Word and Girlfriend it’s not pie but Procrastination. Are blogs, Twitter, social networks a form of procrastination? Might it be a productive form of procrastination .. one where you can learn while playing following the posts or tweets? My procrastination resulted in this list of 20 Federal Government Tweets for you to explore. I found some to be little more than boring news flashes of data; but a few are rich with personality as well as information. If you need a bit of Monday morning procrastination to jump start your week .. this one is for you! 1. EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2. U.S. Army 3. NASA NASA 4. USJFCOM - U.S. Joint Force Command 5. Securities and… Continue to read more…
