Nice guide to social media posting – written for non-profits but I think fits gov’t as well. General agree although a couple tips I don’t necessarily agree with (like post every other day on FB) (download original at http://topnonprofits.com/posting-guide/)
I’m surrounded by young people this week. Many of them are holding temporary assignments while they either figure out what they want to do or get a phone call with the right job offer. They’re in USAJobs, applying for jobs, and they are busy comparing and submitting their resumes. “I’m getting good feedback about myRead… Read more »
From Marketing Charts.Com (Source below) “While 33% of the most-engaging YouTube campaigns run under 30 seconds, only 11% of campaigns by volume run that length, per findings from a Yesmail Interactive study[download page] released in June 2012. And although YouTube campaigns rose sharply over the 3-month study period – by about 38% to 80 acrossRead… Read more »
This post was originally published in AOL Gov. To read the entire article by Wyatt Kash, click here. Federal agencies and regional data center operators, including one operated by Amazon Web Services, are still taking stock of the impact of widespread power outages that began Friday night and continue to leave large swaths of greaterRead… Read more »
Hey there — I’m Emily Jarvis — the DorobekINSIDER Producer — I am filling in for Chris while he is out on vacation. But while he’s away we couldn’t leave you hanging so I’ve compiled some of my favorite interviews from the past four months. Today we are going to talk about the Service toRead… Read more »
The other day I took down a notice from the communication board, took it back to my desk, and made some alterations with my Sharpie. I got the idea from Austin Kleon’s book Steal Like an Artist (which references his previous work Newspaper Blackout in which Austin uses a sharpie to black out newsprint toRead… Read more »
How do you negotiate or strategically plan your organization’s next step as an active partner with 50,000 individuals? Ideation can help leaders focus a group, allowing them to speak in one clear and strong voice. Using the right social media tools helps bring the crowd together to brainstorm about a single topic, and then self-prioritizeRead… Read more »
When you buy technology, do you expect it to be the latest version, up-to-date and complete, or do you expect to have access to changes and improvements? Which expectation is most realistic? When buying a software package or a GPS unit, a first step of installation is to check for updates – this suggests thatRead… Read more »
The recently-released federal Digital Government Strategy lays out many promising initiatives that will, no doubt, improve the technology and infrastructure behind online services and, thus, enhance customer experience. Many talented people worked hard to develop this Strategy, and they will continue to work hard on its implementation. But we still don’t have a clear planRead… Read more »
Whether you call it Agile, Iterative, or Modular project management, most agencies are transitioning some of their projects from traditional waterfall methods to techniques that focus on shorter-turnaround, regularly reprioritized deliveries of working products (be that software or other). To increase government workers’ knowledge of these techniques, ASPE, Inc., invites you to register and attendRead… Read more »