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Government Twitter Directory
There is a directory of government agencies using Twitter: GovTwit and you can, of course, follow GovTwit on Twitter: twitter.com/GovTwit. Mission:
"Looking for government agencies using Twitter or other social media? We want the GovTwit directory to include all facets of government on Twitter: state and local, federal, contractors, reporters, academics and more. The list will be a living list, and we hope to keep it updated via our own research, as well as your submissions...."Continue reading
Web 2.0 and the Middle East Crisis
The current Middle East crisis has received wide publicity via web 2.0. It is certainly a new way of reaching out to the international audience. Recently, there was an article in CNN about Israel’s attempt to influence the global public opinion through YouTube and Twitter. The Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit has uploaded several videos of the crisis on YouTube. Likewise, the Israel Consulate in New York held a “Citizen’s Press Conference” on Twitter on Dec. 30, 2008. While Israel is busy in engaging the international community’s attention, Al Jazeera also has been using Twitter to spread information about the Gaza conflict. For more details, take a look at boingboing. Continue reading
GovtTwit directory now live!
We've been following the growth of twitter, the social networking and microblogging service, in the govt info arena. Evidently, twitter use is growing at an amazing rate (422% in the past 12 months!). And now there's the GovTwit directory of Twitter IDs and links to official government blogs and URLs noted in Twitter bios! You can even follow GovTwit on twitter to get immediate updates on new govt entities joining the phenomenon. If you're not sure what the heck twitter is, go to the Twitter FAQ or [w:Twitter] wikipedia article. Several of us used twitter to good effect during DLC last month to carry on a back-channel discussion of the presentations and council meetings. Continue reading
Government Tweets
Did you know that the first announcement of the discovery of ice on Mars was by NASA on Twitter.com? Did you know that the Joint Forces Command and the Office on Women's Health in the Health and Human Services Department are using twitter to announce speaking engagements and deliver medical news and advice? Did you know that you can receive Twitter messages on your cell phone, or your instant messaging client, or by e-mail, or via other Web 2.0 applications, such as Facebook? Welcome to the new world of government communication.
- Psst! Are you Twittering yet?, By Heather B. Hayes, FCW, August 25, 2008.
Government Agencies Tweet @ Twitter
While updating my Twitter account recently, I noticed that womenshealth.gov created their own Twitter account and added me to their network. Kudos to the government agencies who are jumping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and getting their information out to the community! That got me wondering what other government agencies have created Twitter accounts, so I did some hunting and found a previous FGI blog entry and an article from CNET News stating that NASA wants to tackle Web 2.0 initiatives in order to "save itself from turning into a dinosaur in the Internet age". It took awhile, but I finally found the official NASA Twitter account, which I stumbled upon via the NASA Edge website and their Twitter page. The U.S. Department of State created a dipnote Twitter account for alerting users to new posts on their DIPNOTE Blog. Many non-profit organizations, such as the American Red Cross, created "tweet" alerts during the recent tornado outbreaks in the south. The Sunlight Foundation is "tweeting" public laws as they are signed. And of course, FGI is on Twitter as well! Even Presidential candidates like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton update their Twitter accounts. I can't find one for John McCain, but it looks like Mike Huckabee joined the Twitter bandwagon too. If you find any other government agencies using Twitter, please post a comment to let everyone know. [Editor's note 6/5/09: I deleted the link to Ron Paul's twitter account as it was not actually from Ron Paul. Thanks Erin for alerting us!] Continue reading
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