Today’s Social Media news July 29, 2011

Social Media Engagement: Feds Need Better Policies
InformationWeek
Guidelines for use of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media are being developed by federal agencies, but the GAO says they must do more to address records management, privacy, and security. By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek Federal agencies …
GAO Report: Federal Agencies Slow To Update Social Media PoliciesNational Journal
GAO Report: Fed Agencies Need Social Media PoliciesExecutiveGov
Need a Primer for Proper Facebook Conduct? GAO Thinks You Do.Nextgov

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Twitter Ambush! White House Calls On The Social Media Grassroots To Push Debt …
TPMDC
President Obama's suggestion that Americans call their members of Congress about the debt ceiling last week (a request he re-upped Friday) went so well that his campaign is expanding the operation to a whole different communications platform. …

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Government entities increase use of social media
Your Houston News
Kristi Wyatt, League City public information officer, finds herself on the go, keeping up with the city's social media demands. While some companies and public entities are moving toward using social media for business purposes, a recent survey showed …
The 10 'Least Social' CitiesHuffington Post
Social Media Benefits Outweigh Risks for CongressHeritage.org (blog)
Metrics/stats/angels on the head of a pinNorthern Colorado Business Report
Entrepreneur (blog) -Washington Post -Business 2 Community
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Ocean Florida: The Powerful Impact of Social Media on the Travel Industry
Sacramento Bee
By Ocean Florida Ocean Florida is one of a growing number of travel companies who are using social media as a tool for interacting with their customers. Millions of potential customers worldwide are now on social media websites such as Facebook and …
Social Media and AuthenticityBusiness 2 Community
How Cruise Compare got 50000 Facebook fans in 50 daysCruiseCompare

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Debt Limit Stalemate Has Roots In Campaign Money, Earmarks, Social Media
Huffington Post
"The media is becoming so much more fragmented," according to Zelizer, "It's so much easier for members to reach their constituents through Twitter and blogs, and it's harder for leadership to control." More and more congressmen are using social media …

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