ICMA Local Govts Share Photos on Flickr
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has had a Flickr account (a photo sharing social network) since 2008. Today ICMA has announced that they are looking to share your photos of government in action:
In partnership with 3CMA, ICMA is seeking to capture the essence of local government through photos! Join 3CMA and ICMA on Flickr by submitting original photos of “local government action.” These photos will be used to enhance marketing materials for 3CMA, ICMA, and participating jurisdictions, as well as give the general public another way to see what’s going on in our local governments.
This is a pretty neat idea, to crowdsource (or city source, if you will) finding good photos for marking materials.
You can submit photos through their online form.
Uncle Sam and Social Media
A discussion from the Pew Research Center on social media and the US Federal Government (great read with lots of examples).
Barriers to Government 2.0
The White House is dealing with several issues relating to government usage of social networks and “government 2.0″.