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SocialGov Winter Meeting
Join us for talks by colleagues from NIST, IRS, USPTO, PlainLanguage.gov, and DC HSEMA who will speak on the latest social media topics and an opportunity to do some in-person networking.
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SocialGov Talk: Reaching Small Businesses in the Digital Environment
In this webinar, the social media experts from the U.S. Small Business Administration discussed how they find and communicate with small businesses on their social media platforms.
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SocialGov Fall Meeting - Podcasting!
Join the minds behind four top federal podcasts to learn how to create, produce, and promote professional podcasts that engage with audiences.
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SocialGov Talks: Leveraging Pop Culture With Paul Lester of the DOE
Learn from a social media expert at Department of Energy how to use pop culture references as a jumping off point to talk about your agency’s work.
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SocialGov Talks: Tips for LinkedIn Content Strategy, with Matt Ross
Matt Ross, of LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions Government & Advocacy team, will share tips and best practices on how to improve your agency’s use of content to maximize engagement with your core audience.
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2019 Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) Info Session
An overview of how your agency can participate in this year’s VSFS program.
The U.S. Digital Service has been using Instagram to tell stories about their teams, and the significant strides they are making alongside partner agencies. — via U.S. Digital Service
New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government
The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels.
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Connect With Your Spanish-Language Audience on Social Media
This event will provide concrete tips and examples of how to reach more Spanish speakers needing and looking for government information through social media
The Data Briefing: How to Build a Chatbot in a Weekend
As chatbots have become more popular, some online sites will let you create a chatbot with little or no programming.
HIV.gov’s 6 Ways to Stay Social Media Savvy
This post was originally published on the HIV.gov blog. Editor’s Note: At HIV.gov, our team calls include a weekly update on digital trends. These updates allow us to stay current and inform our work. We recently asked HIV.gov’s former digital strategist to suggest ways our HIV partners can stay up to date with social media trends.
By the Numbers: Why Video Is Effective
At HIV.gov, we’re often asked if videos are effective tools for communicating HIV prevention and treatment information. Our experience, the work of our partners, and current research continue to support the use of video for informing and empowering individuals.
Making World War I Relevant Today: Are WWI Propaganda Posters the Original Meme?
Merriam-Webster officially defines a meme as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” But these days, most of us think of memes as those viral posts online that convey a message using a photo with text. They range from funny to serious to offensive, and everything in
Advice From Digital Thought Leaders
Many know that digital tools have become indispensable for connecting with many audiences—but we also know that what’s available in the digital realm is always changing. So how do you know what tools are best for your purpose? And how do you plan for your organization’s digital future when the pace of change is so
The Data Briefing: The Arrival of Generation Z into the Federal Government. And Generation A?
In the last national election, the earliest born members of Generation Z voted for the first time. In 2019, the American workforce will see the influx of tens of millions of Gen Zers who, according to some researchers, will be a stark contrast to the Millennials that will make the largest part of the 2020
How Facebook Live Increased Reach and Engagement of Scientific Lectures at NIH
Helping patients manage chronic pain has become an increasing challenge for health care providers, particularly in the face of an ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. In response, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made funding research on integrative health approaches to pain
The Data Briefing: How to Best Prepare Federal Government Datasets for Chatbots
Forbes magazine recently ran an article showcasing six handy mobile apps that were built using federal government open data. The apps range from the Alternative Fueling Station Locator to ZocDoc (a doctor locator). What I especially like about the Forbes article is that the author describes the federal government data sets behind each app. There
