Newark Mayor Cory Booker tweeted this earlier today:
I’m on it: Thanks RT @pb83 Mayor there’s a MONSTER pothole at Munn & 18th Ave. Sumbody’s gonna lose a piece of there car.
The original tweet from the Newark resident was:
@CoryBooker not sure who 2 address this 2, but there’s a MONSTER pothole at Munn & 18th Ave. Sumbody’s gonna lose a piece of there car.
That’s service for you.
Sophos released an advisory on security risks with social networking this past week. ReadWriteWeb has a great article on the subject, and has this recommendation:
The real solution to the social networking security problem is to embrace sites instead of blocking them. Rather than being overly restrictive, companies would do better to make social networking policies a part of their corporate policy and procedure manuals, spelling out what is and is not acceptable within their organization. Left up to users, it’s clear that for some, it’s anything goes…and that’s a danger most companies cannot afford.
New post: On Social Networking Security http://bit.ly/bVoRqR #gov20
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Wired on using Twitter to get the attention of transit officials (and SF Mayor Gavin Newsome).
New post: Tweeting to Bring Attention http://followyourgov.com/2010/02/01/tweeting-to-bring-attention/ #gov20
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The State of North Carolina has issued a new policy on government social media policy, focusing on:
New post: North Carolina Social Media Policy http://bit.ly/82NSSo
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Another of the Governing magazine articles on social media in government: The Web 2.0 Paper Trail Problem. At issue in this article is complying with open records requests in social network communications.
Many people use open records compliance issues as a reason not to utilize social networks and social media. If you make the Facebook page for your city and your Twitter account public, where is the issue? A citizen can see everything that has occurred. It is, by definition, open. I think this is a moot issue.
New post: Is There a Web 2.0 Open Records Problem? http://bit.ly/6d8YW1
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Another of the Governing magazine articles on social media in government: Twitter and Earthquake Detection. This one is a short article about a U.S. Geological Survey system (the Twitter Earthquake Detector) that pulls tweets and other user-made updates (and photos) that specifically relate to earthquakes. The purpose of the project is to allow quicker detection and notification of earthquakes.
New post: Detecting Earthquakes with Twitter? http://bit.ly/5h0luL
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Another of the Governing magazine articles on social media in government: Tweeting for the Public Good, about the State of Utah’s authorization of employees’ use of social media. I enjoyed the entire article, but especially liked this point:
In too many instances, the first inclination of public-agency managers still is to restrict access to popular social-networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube for rank-and-file employees.
That is ironic when you consider some of the terrific uses that state and local governments have found for these tools.
The article mentions the Utah state web portal, which is here. They also have a list of state government Twitterers and blogs.
New post: Social Media for Public Good http://bit.ly/4F4gZ3
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Governing magazine released a good set of article on social media in government yesterday. I’ll be posting links to all of them, but here is the first. Is Social Media a Friend or Foe of Government? This article had a good quote as well:
Nobody has control over what their Facebook friends do — that’s the fun and the flaw of Web 2.0 for governments. Then again, when citizens go to the microphone at a council meeting, nobody has control over them, either.
New post: Social Media Friend or Foe of Government? http://bit.ly/4IArbS
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How the City of Santa Clarita Uses Social Media. And on the future of social media use in Santa Clarita:
In early 2010, the City will expand the business utility of social networking for our residents by adding a Twitter component to our CRM application, referred to in Santa Clarita as “eService.”
New post: Why You Shouldn’t Game Social Media http://bit.ly/5zXRzy
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“Social Networking Use Increases, But Has Yet to Transform Government,” from Government Technology. Very interesting article on how social networking is currently being used and where it is going to go.
New post: Best Recent Article: Social Networking Use Increases http://bit.ly/8ZYDH7
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The Detroit News chronicles nonprofits use of social networking and social media. Very in-depth article, definitely a recommended read.
New post: Nonprofits Using Social Media http://bit.ly/5xKG3Z
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New post: Glossary of Twitter Terms http://bit.ly/8FkQZN
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New post: Survey Results on Gov Social Media http://bit.ly/6JevJf
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Author Shel Israel differentiates between social media in government and social media in politics, and points to some good examples. Good news: “And in tiny spoonfuls like those, social media is starting to make governments just a little bit better.”
New post: Social Media in Government http://bit.ly/7QJuLi
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followyourgov 7:42 pm on March 17, 2010 Permalink
New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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clindsey 8:13 pm on March 17, 2010 Permalink
RT @followyourgov: New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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TedNguyen 8:22 pm on March 17, 2010 Permalink
RT @clindsey: RT @followyourgov: New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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You2Gov 10:29 pm on March 17, 2010 Permalink
RT @followyourgov: New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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calliopeconsult 3:28 am on March 18, 2010 Permalink
RT @followyourgov: New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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adrielhampton 11:29 pm on March 17, 2010 Permalink
RT @calliopeconsult RT @followyourgov: New post: Newark Mayor Improves City Through Twitter http://bit.ly/b1lXkT #gov20
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