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In Defense of Twitter

How should the government use Twitter?


Close Up: The EPA’s Blogging Guidelines

A closer look at the EPA’s Blogging Guidelines and how they set an example for other federal agencies.


Should Government Blogs Allow Questions?

It’s great that many federal agencies are actively embracing blogs. These blogs, such as the EPA’s Greenversations and the State Department’s Dipnote have great content and are popular with constituents. However, one issue that is frequently discussed is that many of these blogs do not allow comments.
While both Greenversations and Dipnote do allow comments, there [...]


What Was Gov Gab Gabbing About Last Month?

The ever-popular Gov Gab blog from our friends at the General Services Administration was very active in the month of January, due in large part to President Obama’s inauguration.
Seven posts out of 33 for the month were tagged with “inauguration.” Other popular tags dealt with the salmonella peanut scare, government resources for kids on the [...]