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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of TwitteratiTwitterati 10 years, 11 months ago

    Check out my blog post: “How social media helped save our bacon“

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of Recreation ProfessionalsRecreation Professionals 10 years, 11 months ago

    Check out my blog post: “How social media helped save our bacon“

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of TwitteratiTwitterati 10 years, 11 months ago

    Lynne: I manage the social media for Virginia State Parks and our policy is to let anyone follow us on any social media sites. Who we follow back is another issue entirely and while we have a system to try and protect us against following inappropriate accounts, that is not foolproof. I actually thanked some porn spammers for RTing one time -…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Social Networking and Govt TV Product promotion –is it really useful? in the forum Teleworkers and Telework Managers 11 years, 1 month ago

    I am not sure what product you have but as we celebrate our first anniversary using social media, I can tell you we have enjoyed a lot of success. Since I work for Virginia State Parks, my government product is a little unique since we compete with private Tourism destinations. I’m afraid I also do not have hard evidence on our success but I do…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of TwitteratiTwitterati 11 years, 1 month ago

    Today @VaStateParks celebrates its first Twitter Birthday and we’re having a contest! Tweet using #vastateparks for a chance to win! http://bit.ly/twitterbd

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic 5 Fallacies of Government Series: Are federal employees clock watchers? in the forum Miscellaneous 11 years, 3 months ago

    My parents were both Federal Civil Service and while I was always less in touch with what my father’s job was, I recall the long hours my mother worked. I can remember going to her office on weekends and learning how to use the adding machine. I remember scheduling family vacations around the Federal fiscal year (back when it was earlier) because…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic GovLoop Suggestions and Wishlist in the forum Forum Discussions 11 years, 3 months ago

    I belong to several groups and receive email notices when there are new posts. I just don’t have time to check them all out. What could be really helpful would be if the email included part of the post. That way I could see if it was something I was interested in instead of checking them all out. The Linked-In mail I get is like that and one of…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of Recreation ProfessionalsRecreation Professionals 11 years, 4 months ago

    See my new blog post, We Owe It To Our Children

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Twitter Awareness in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 5 months ago

    Everyone was touting the new Twitter landing page but the truth is some simple “instructions” or how to’s on that page might help folks who look at Twitter and are clueless. In my own case, I signed up for Twitter in the fall when I heard about it from Virginia Tourism. I followed them and nothing else happened. I didn’t get it. I went away. In…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Lets blame social networking on everything! in the forum Government 2.0 Club 11 years, 5 months ago

    Too much of anything is a bad thing. Parents need to emphasize other parts of life to their kids so that their whole life does not revolve around social networking. Having real friends and unplugging and going outdoors is important. But social networking in a responsible way can expose youth to a broader horizon of people. I had an international…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of Recreation ProfessionalsRecreation Professionals 11 years, 6 months ago

    See my blog post “America’s State Parks A Natural Stimulus Program.”

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update 11 years, 6 months ago

    @1ehm4z4n0uukpMelis – I’m looking to discuss some challenges my agency is having with I-9 completion. Is there anyone you can suggest that might be able to help me?

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    Nancy Heltman posted an update in the group Group logo of Code GreenCode Green 11 years, 6 months ago

    See my new blog post on why Parks are great for the economy: “America’s State Parks – A Natural Stimulus Program“

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic A Government (state of Idaho) reaction to use of Twitter in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 8 months ago

    I was at a forum this week where some Federal agency people said that all of the social media is barred from their computers. As a Supervisor I agree there is always risk of employees goofing off on the job. Our job as supervisors is to make sure our staff have enough work to keep them busy and hold them accountable. In my experience, you take…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Juggling Twitter IDs: How Many Handles? in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 8 months ago

    Gray – how are you handling the aggregating? We have some folks interested in tweeting for us but I envision a unified effort (although I have urged them to become users and retweet our stuff).

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Juggling Twitter IDs: How Many Handles? in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 8 months ago

    I use Hoot Suite.

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Juggling Twitter IDs: How Many Handles? in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 8 months ago

    I tweet for work as @VAStateParks and personally at @nheltman and as my dog (for fun) @yoda_the_dog. The fact that my dog has more followers than my personal account bothers me just a little. I have found that I have trouble separating my personality into these buckets and a lot of issues and friends seem to work their way into the account I use…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic Why Do You Twitter? in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 9 months ago

    I started to promote Virginia State Parks as part of our social media plan – blog, fb, ms. But found so much more. It is amazing what I have learned on Twitter, from great links on global issues I care about to finding a real butcher within driving distance. I don’t have time to web search daily to mine the gold from the net on topics I care about…[Read more]

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic What’s Your Handle? in the forum Twitterati 11 years, 9 months ago

    @VAStateParks and @nheltman

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    Nancy Heltman replied to the topic seeking state Web 2.0 success stories in the forum Government 2.0 Club 11 years, 9 months ago

    Be glad to chat. We dived in without staff or planning, just absorbing. I’m having fun with it. I have talked to Tourism some and got a few ideas from them. The blog and Twitter are my favorites.

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