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Obama seeks a chief tweeter
The White House is not just talking about Twitter. It's using the social network as a tool in the hardcore world of Washington politics. And it's looking for someone to be the president's chief... Read more...
When a tweet becomes a lifeline
The lifesaving power of social media was dramatically underscored in the wake of the Haitian earthquake. And it's a lesson that first responders and the federal government should pay attention to as... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: New site tracks government tweets
It had to happen sooner or later--a single site that tracks government tweets. It's called GovLive tweets, and it tracks more than 68,000 tweets from over 500 agencies. It's not government-run but it... Read more...
NSA uses Facebook, too
Even the super-secret National Security Agency is using Facebook to recruit new employees. The Washington Post describes the agency as one "where you're practically strip-searched to get in."... Read more...
Census unveils interactive website
The Census Bureau is going interactive, much like the rest of the federal government. It launched an interactive website on Monday that gives people a chance to ask questions. The site includes... Read more...
WhiteHouse.gov/Facebook/Twitter - 10 Hot Sites for Government Transparency
In the old days, the only way to find out what was happening at the White House was the hard way. But times have changed. There are many interesting avenues to see what the president and executive... Read more...
Department of Agriculture hopping on social media bandwagon
Social media has penetrated all walks of life, including the agricultural world, so it's no surprise that the Department of Agriculture is joining the ranks of farmers communicating online. Earlier... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: DoD: Troops, family members can log onto social networks
The DoD has made an about face in its policy against social networks. It will allow troops and their families to use social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, on its unclassified networks,... Read more...
Should the Pentagon keep the troops from blogging?
Everyone likes to blog, even the military. At the highest levels of the Pentagon, civilian officials and four-star generals are embracing the power of social networking to communicate with the troops... Read more...
Marines ban social networking sites
The federal government may be embracing social networking, but the Marines certainly aren't. The service has banned Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites from its networks for... Read more...
