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NewsStudy finds higher digital IQ among GOP senators
Republican senators do a better job than Democratic senators at using social media, says an analysis from two university business professors. The study measures presence on social media platforms... Read more...
@emergency_services: #sendhelp when 911 is down
Social media hasn't displaced the telephone as the main instrument for calling emergency services, but it's gaining in popularity. Results from an online survey of 1,058 of adults weighted to reflect... Read more...
Twitter to descend on Washington
Twitter.com is coming to Washington, D.C. A job posting from the micro-blogging service seeks a "Government Liaison," to oversee a fledgling public policy department. This individual would support... Read more...
Rules for successful Gov 2.0 collaboration
As government agencies dabble in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, it's important that they have a clear strategy to ensure the projects' success. At the Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, D.C., Danielle... Read more...
Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance (Part 2)
(Continued from Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance) FGIT: You mentioned enforceability. At the hearing, a few people mentioned that some agencies think that they're in... Read more...
Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance
The U.S. Access Board is revamping Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and has completed a draft refresh. To kick off the commenting period, a public hearing was held on May 15. FierceGovernmentIT... Read more...
Q&A: Mary Davie and Chris Hamm of GSA on the BetterBuy Project
The General Services Administration launched a first for federal procurement effort when it stood up last year the BetterBuy Project, a collaborative effort done with the American Council for... Read more...
Tweets for the ages in the Library of Congress
Your tweeted musings about dinner? Ashton Kutcher's tweet at 1:33 a.m., April 13, that he's "so proud of my wife"? The entire profane catalog of sh#tmydadsays? It's all now set for digital storage in... Read more...
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...
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