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Railroad uses Twitter to reunite lost cat with owner

September 2, 2010

It isn’t often that The Transit Wire gets to post a story about technology coming to the aid of a lost cat; this one comes from the Los Angeles Times.

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Amtrak gets anti-social (media)

August 27, 2010

When a major power failure snarled Amtrak service in the Northeast Corridor this week, the agency chose not to update its Twitter feeds or website and instead focused on traditional media updates.

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Troubles for Seattle transit tunnel

August 15, 2010

Technical glitches closed the Downtown Seattle (WA) Transit Tunnel on Thursday, affecting thousands of bus and rail commuters during the evening peak.

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OCTA official has online entourage

August 12, 2010

With 27,000 Twitter followers, Ted Nguyen is the face of the Orange County Transportation Authority (CA). As public communications manager, Nguyen shares information about the agency and, sometimes, himself.

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Victoria official criticized for sharing commuter tweets

August 10, 2010

A senior communications official at the Victoria Department of Transport has come under fire for tracking commuter tweets and sharing them with colleagues.

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Tweets against crime

August 8, 2010

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has a new weapon in its fight against crime on the system — Twitter.

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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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Twitter adds location option to messages

June 16, 2010

Twitter announced Places, a feature that allows users to tag tweets with their location.

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Critics react to Twitter’s federal plans

June 14, 2010

Twitter’s recently announced plan to hire a federal liaison has generated a flurry of comments — from job applications to criticism. “Twitter Inc. needs a dose of reality here,” Mark Drapeau, who co-chaired the Gov 2.0 Expo, wrote on his blog. “And while savvy senior leaders may certainly meet with someone from Twitter, they certainly [...]

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