It’s estimated 41.6 percent of the U.S. population has a Facebook account, and 13 percent of the population is part of the Twitterverse. Once you add in sites like GovLoop, LinkedIn, Second Life and YouTube, it’s not unusual for someone to have multiple social media profiles. Social media sites are now as much a partRead… Read more »
Research Social networking sites and our lives (06/06/2011) – A new PEW study looks at the social impact of technology examining how people’s trust, personal relationships, and civic and political involvement are connected to their use of social network sites and other technologies. One of the striking things found in the data was how proudRead… Read more »
Here is a cool way to get policy across from Australia http://www.digitallandfill.org/2011/06/an-innovative-way-of-communicating-a-social-media-acceptable-use-policy.html Thanks to john mancini of AiiM Twitter @jmancini77
After coming under fire a few months ago for its customer communications — and especially its use of Twitter — Portland’s TriMet (OR) is now asking its followers for feedback. In an online survey, the agency asks riders what they expect from TriMet’s tweets (and what topics, if any, are off limits), how they accessRead… Read more »
My friend and colleague Gadi Ben-Yahuda posted a bit of a challenge to me today, based on a conversation we had over email. Ever the social beasts, Gadi and I have corresponded over email, Google video chat, on GovLoop, on his most excellent blog over at the Center for the Business of Government, and onceRead… Read more »
Imagine you’re on a nice long bike ride. At the finish line you are greeted by friends, supports, and the GEICO Gecko? GEICO is the national sponsor for the 2011 Soldier Ride National Tour, a cause which benefits the Wounded Warrior Project WWP is a nonprofit organization founded by a group of veterans and friendsRead… Read more »
In the video, the music is exciting, the stats, even more so. 1 in 5 couples met online, for gay couples, the number is 3 of 5. Facebook would be the world’s 3 largest nation, and is projected to overtake India in terms of population. There are more tweets posted every five minutes than thereRead… Read more »
I like failures. I like hearing about failures and learning from them. I like hearing that other people have made the same mistakes I have and succeeded in spite of (in some cases, because of) those mistakes. I like hearing how one social strategy fails miserably in one organization yet thrives in another. Sure, IRead… Read more »
So, I feel like during the past few days there have been quite a few interesting news stories (related to social media) worth sharing. I’d love to hear your thoughts on them! Social Authority Scores for Job Seekers — Hmm…interesting way to establish professional credibility in online, social space. Roger Ebert’s Tweet: Bad Tweet, orRead… Read more »
Quick background: @sturgey is our Deputy Head of Comms (but with lots of corporate/internal comms added in there too) – she’s admittedly old school but very enthusiastic about new school comms and a really big support in our push in that direction. So I sat down with Andrea about something else entirely but we gotRead… Read more »