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FEMA Taps Behavior Side of Social Media - Tech Insider
February 17, 2012 | Andrew Lapin
Somewhere buried within the wealth of personal information on Facebook and Twitter is a basic, scientific need to communicate, and FEMA wants to help facilitate that. At an event concerning the role social...

DHS defends social media monitoring program
February 16, 2012
Analysis focuses on what's being reported, not who is reporting it, said Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan.

The Air Force wants tablets that meet iPad specs - - quickly
February 16, 2012
The Air Mobility Command on Monday put its plans to acquire 18,000 tablet computers for flight crews on a fast-track schedule with a formal request for proposals. Responses are due Feb. 24. ...

GSA Web and mobile unit headed for 7 percent budget cut
February 14, 2012
The Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technology funds a range of training programs for federal employees.

State plans to hike cloud spending, scale back digital diplomacy
February 13, 2012
The State Department wants to invest about $22 million more in information technology this year, according to justification documents accompanying President Obama's proposed fiscal 2013 budget. ...

Upcoming Senate Cyber Bill: No SOPA Here Folks. . . - Cybersecurity Report
February 10, 2012
In the last couple of days, a number of blogs and stories have popped up questioning whether the Senate cybersecurity legislation to be introduced next week incorporates the...

Hackers say they took down CIA site
February 10, 2012
Hackers said they took down the CIA website on Friday, Mashable reported. ...

State Department Eyes Smartphones As Policy Tool - Tech Insider
February 08, 2012 | Dawn Lim
The smartphone's rise in overseas markets is a "key development" that the State Department is watching over the next year, an adviser said Tuesday, signaling the agency's interest in using mobile technology...

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Press Releases: January 2012 Designated'' 21st Century Statecraft Month''
January 06, 2012 | Press Releases
Now through January 20, submit your best wetlands photographs via Flickr. In 2012, U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Peace...

Press Releases: U. S. Department of State Announces the 2012 Alumni Engagement Innovation...
February 21, 2012 | Press Releases
Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. Media Contact: Lisa Barton, BackstromLM@state.gov, phone (202) 632 - 6185 PRN: 2012/260 Back to Top The Office of...

Press Releases: Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement...
February 16, 2012 | Press Releases
To receive updates on Assistant Secretary Brownfield's visit, follow the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on Twitter @INLbureau and FaceBook at...

Press Releases: Remarks At the Town Hall Meeting for USAID Employees on the Quadrennial...
February 16, 2012 | Press Releases
) And I know it's been hard for a lot of people to accept that, but in today's social media world and interconnectivity, when we are giving lip service to host country...

Press Releases: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Travel...
February 15, 2012 | Press Releases
For updates, follow Assistant Secretary Brimmer on twitter @State_IO. For press inquiries, contact Megan Mattson at 202 - 647 - 6889 or MattsonMM2@state.gov. PRN: 2012/210...

Joint testimony of Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan, and Operations Coordination...
February 16, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
The Department of Homeland Security's use of social media, and the privacy protections the DHS Privacy Office has put into place. ...

Press Releases: U. S Department of State Announces 2012 Major League Baseball Hall-...
February 15, 2012 | Press Releases
Stay tuned for updates via Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ConnectStateGov. Media contact: Talley Sergent U.S. Department of State at SergentRT@state.gov. PRN: 2012/224...

Social Media Articles from GovExec

The Hatch Act: An Overview - - GovExec. com
January 30, 2012
The number of Hatch Act complaints reached a high of 299 in 2006 as the use of e-mail increased and the proliferation of political videos on Web sites like YouTube made it much...

Park Service begins no- camping enforcement against Occupy D. C. - - GovExec. com
January 30, 2012 | Andrew Lapin
Spokeswoman says plans were under way before a Jan. 24 congressional hearing on the agencyâ€™s handling of protestors.

A Sneak Preview of the New GovExec. com - Fedblog
January 25, 2012 | Tom Shoop
You may have noticed the peel-back teaser in the upper right corner of our site these days, featuring a sneak peek at the new GovExec.com. (If not, click here to take a look -- and give us your feedback.)...

First lady's State of the Union guest list released - - GovExec. com
January 24, 2012 | Staff
White House announces who Michelle Obama has invited to her husband's speech.

Lower Than Low - - GovExec. com
January 24, 2012 | Charlie Cook
Congress’ approval ratings can’t get much worse. How many incumbents could lose their seats?

Social Media on Wikipedia

The term social media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content. " Social media are media for social interaction, as a superset beyond social communication, but mainly still communicating just interactively using ubiquitously accessible and scalable communication techniques.

Social Media Stories from Tech News Sites

As ACTA support falters, treaty referred to European court
February 22, 2012 | Ars Technica - News
As our sister site Wired has reported, online activists persuaded Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to participate in a 7-hour online conversation about ACTA on Twitter, Facebook ...

Lawmaker Demands DHS Cease Monitoring of Blogs, Social Media
February 16, 2012 | Wired: Threat Level
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) said Thursday she wants the Department of Homeland Security to cease its social-media and news-monitoring operation. ...

Flickr to get slicker in upcoming makeover
February 21, 2012 | CNET News.com
Larger photos, less white space, and a redesigned uploading interface are all features of the photo-sharing site's new look. [ Read more ] ...

Scam Pokemon app removed from iOS app store
February 21, 2012 | Ars Technica - News
Even if it had not, though, purchasers may have been disappointed: Intrepid Ars commenter RobWilco did some sleuthing and discovered that the app, as designed, seems to be a simple conglomeration of Pokemon-related news feeds and YouTube ...

An Agile IT Architecture in Three Easy Steps
February 20, 2012 | CIO.com - News
Business happens in real time these days, driven by global e-commerce, social media networks and consumer IT. Companies have to be agile to keep up with what's going on, and...

MySpace touts 1 million new users in last month
February 14, 2012 | CNET News.com
Launching the MySpace Music Player, the social-networking music site says it now offers more free music than any other site worldwide -- thus users are streaming in. ...

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