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GAO issues report on social media challenges

July 25, 2010

The Government Accountability Office issued a report that summarized current use of Web 2.0 technologies by federal agencies and identified key challenges. As of July 2010, GAO determined, 22 of 24 major federal agencies had a presence on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Concerns fell into two broad categories: Privacy and security Records management and Freedom [...]

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State Department and Pentagon issue social media guidance

July 18, 2010

The U.S. Departments of State and Defense are cautiously allowing their employees to have greater access to social networking sites

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Amtrak invites riders to create a contest

July 15, 2010

Amtrak is holding a contest to generate ideas for…a contest. Launched on Amtrak’s Facebook page, Create Our Contest Contest uses social media — with a dash of crowdsourcing — to engage its riders.

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Florida employee posts social media guidelines

June 11, 2010

Tired of answering basic questions about social media, a Florida state employee developed a toolkit for her state colleagues.

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Social media helped organize DC streetcar fans

May 28, 2010

Social media played a key role in restoring streetcar funding to the Washington (DC) budget.

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Looking for love on the train?

May 4, 2010

A new social networking website matches up commuters based on the details of their daily trip and their interests.

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State and local governments concerned about social media liability

May 2, 2010

While the federal government has successfully renegotiated the terms of service agreement with Facebook and other social media sites, the path is not so clear-cut for state and local governments.

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New website for state and local government social media links

April 30, 2010

Microsoft launched Gov2Social, a website to aggregate social media platforms from state and local governments.

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New Facebook feature may pose problem for agencies

April 29, 2010

Facebook’s latest feature — the Like button — may create privacy problems for federal agencies.

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Internet access may come to trains in India

April 12, 2010

Passengers on Indian Railways may soon be able to access the Internet through through touch-screen computers at their seats.

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