FollowYourGov » video http://followyourgov.com Social Media and New Technology for Government and Public Administrators Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Creating a YouTube Channel http://followyourgov.com/2010/05/04/creating-a-youtube-channel/ http://followyourgov.com/2010/05/04/creating-a-youtube-channel/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 10:09:59 +0000 Chris http://followyourgov.com/?p=555 Does your organization utilize YouTube or online video?  You will be interested in creating a branded channel on YouTube.

]]> http://followyourgov.com/2010/05/04/creating-a-youtube-channel/feed/ 0 The White House New Media Team http://followyourgov.com/2010/05/01/the-white-house-new-media-team/ http://followyourgov.com/2010/05/01/the-white-house-new-media-team/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 16:50:41 +0000 Chris http://followyourgov.com/?p=557 About a month ago, PBS had a great interview with the new media team in the Obama White House:

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Be sure to check out Introduction to Social Media for some very instructional videos.  We will be adding more resources as we see them (or as you request them).

If you think of anything else we need, let us know in the comments or contact us.  Thanks!

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The application comes packed with content, including the latest news items, videos, photos and blog posts from The White House. One feature that stands out is live video streaming, which enables iPhone and iPod Touch owners to watch the President’s public events at the White House as well as other events like key speeches and press briefings in real-time.

The White House also announced that they will soon have a mobile site available at http://mobile.whitehouse.gov.

]]> http://followyourgov.com/2010/01/20/white-house-in-the-iphone-app-store/feed/ 0 How to Use an Internal Blog http://followyourgov.com/2010/01/08/how-to-use-an-internal-blog/ http://followyourgov.com/2010/01/08/how-to-use-an-internal-blog/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:21:47 +0000 Chris http://followyourgov.com/?p=303 Continue reading →]]> In this video on Government Technology, Seattle CIO Bill Schrier talks about how he helps his organization with an internal blog.  On the blog, he can communicate with his employees, explain technology changes to other department heads, and recognize high-performing employees.

]]> http://followyourgov.com/2010/01/08/how-to-use-an-internal-blog/feed/ 0 Solving Budget Crisis with Social Media http://followyourgov.com/2009/11/15/solving-budget-crisis-with-social-media/ http://followyourgov.com/2009/11/15/solving-budget-crisis-with-social-media/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:26:10 +0000 Chris http://followyourgov.com/?p=171 Great speaker at the Gov 2.0 Summit from the City of Santa Cruz on solving the budget crisis with social media:

Like many local governments, the City of Santa Cruz used technology from UserVoice.

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