I find myself repeating an amazing statistic a lot recently: the fastest-growing group on Facebook is people 35-54 years old. Guess how much that group grew in the past 6 months? (no peeking) 76% 176% 276% And the answer is … 276% according to Peter Corbett at iStrategyLabs, who’s been tracking Facebook stats. Think aboutRead… Read more »
My Secretary of State is a Facebooker. She’s got well over 3,000 friends there. And unlike most politicians dipping their toes in social media, my Secretary of State gets it. I’d have to count, but I bet she has more apps going than I do. She was updating her status from a plane landing inRead… Read more »
Following up on my post yesterday about networks (which in part serves to fill in my “who is” page), I was reflecting a bit today on what I want to accomplish with my life and how online networks fit into that. I had a good, brief conversation with a close friend and spiritual mentor, andRead… Read more »
Most social networking and social media enthusiasts are active on two or more platforms. Which ones are you active on, how do you use them, and what do you hope to accomplish by doing so? My social networking is perhaps not as thought out at it could be, but let me open up a bitRead… Read more »
Do you want to start a Facebook group to rally folks to your cause, organization, content or personal brand? Don’t do it. Let me tell you why Facebook Pages are better than Groups, with an eye to Web 2.0 newbies. Many organizations and individuals are jumping on the social media bandwagon by moving content toRead… Read more »
adrielhampton.com – (Preaching to the choir here at GovLoop, but perhaps conversation will help hone my thoughts.) There is probably nothing that grates on my social conscience more than smart people who are anti-government. I don’t mean people who’ve got legitimate problems with politics and policy, but rather the “government can’t do anything right” andRead… Read more »
adrielhampton.com – The intent of my blog is to increase the acceptance and practice of Web 2.0 concepts in governance. I believe in a basic libertarian ideal of self-determination, but also in a strong central government to provide security and a baseline standard of living and health. Underpinning my political philosophy is a raging populistRead… Read more »
from www.adrielhampton.com After using Facebook and Twitter at high volume for a few months, I’m ready to say it: one has universal appeal, the other most decidedly does not. I like both, but I have to take a strong position against folks who think everyone should be on Twitter. Everyone should not be on Twitter.Read… Read more »
Earlier today, Steve (@govloop), tweeted that he’s a late early adopter, which makes him a government innovator. Heritage media works the same way, often adapting to trends just as they change. I know, because I worked in small and mid-size news orgs for seven years, as an editor and reporter. I started a work-related blogRead… Read more »
An article in today’s Government Executive addresses a serious gap in the State Department’s diplomatic corps: If the State Department does not beef up its workforce, diplomatic programs will suffer and foreign policy will become more militarized, a new report warned. “Today, significant portions of the nation’s foreign affairs business simply are not accomplished,” statedRead… Read more »