Social Government

It looks like Bev Godwin and company over at the General Services Administration actually are embarrassed by what Webcontent.gov says about social media.

The GSA posted a solicitation on FedBizOpps.gov Feb. 9 for a $2.5 million contract to conduct a “Citizen Engagement Survey.” One of the objectives of the survey is quite interesting:

…Do citizens really want to use Facebook and/or YouTube to get government information? Do citizens expect the government to use Facebook and/or YouTube to disseminate information?

The results of this survey should be interesting to see. Good luck, Bev.

[via Federal Computer Week]

1. Plethora of Social Media Tools, but not Twitter, Launch with Apps.Gov
2. Census Bureau Counts on Social Media in 2010
3. Facebook Launches Government Best Practices Page
4. Success Stories: United States Coast Guard Commandant and Social Media
5. New Media in the States