Correction: It turns out this account is a phony, PC World reports. However, the questions raised by this article still remain legitimate. The White House Twitter account has been dry since the 29th minute of Barack Obama’s presidency. Its last tweet, made at 12:29 p.m. on Jan. 20 was auto-posted via Twitterfeed and came from [...]
I’m going to start an open thread here with this simple question: What is your favorite U.S. government Web site? Why? While there are many out there, very few actually work well. Even fewer use social networking tools expected of a modern Web site. Based on the feedback here, on Twitter (@socialgovt) and by e-mail, [...]
On a recent Internet-wide trek for information about the federal government’s use of social networking tools, I stumbled across this page on Webcontent.gov. The page, written by USA.gov Director Bev Godwin, stated the following as one of a few “examples of government using social networks:” “Many government agency networks and groups have sprung up on [...]
It finally looks like the Obama Administration has made good on a campaign promise: allowing for public comment on non-emergency pieces of legislation before the president signs them. While the public was overlooked last week when President Obama signed the S. 181 — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, it looks like the [...]
The Washington Post today has a great article about Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and his Twittering efforts. The article is cleverly written in paragraphs of less than 140 words: To meet Twitter limits, these paragraphs are 140 characters or fewer. Please overlook odd spelling or punctuation, this time. Warner is definitely one of the more [...]
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