For government organizations, social media can seem like a risky proposition. What if an employee posts something inappropriate that ends up embarrassing the agency? And what about those crude and inappropriate comments that public-sector...
9 Reasons Government Agencies Should Be on Social Media
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George van Rooyen on
July
04,
2019
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Social Media,
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SocialGov
Social media has transformed how government organizations and public information officers (PIOs) communicate with the people of a city. Giant platforms like Facebook and Twitter, as well as more niche government solutions like Nixle and...
The public information landscape has changed incredibly over the last few years. Whether simply engaging with constituents on a day-to-day basis or planning for an emergency, social media forms an important part of just about every...
How Technology Pricing Models Are Penalizing Government Organizations for Social Media Success
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George van Rooyen on
April
09,
2019
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Social Media,
OpenRecords,
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Preservation,
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Records Management,
transparency,
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social media success
When it comes to social media and website archiving solutions for government organizations, pricing models can be rather nebulous. This is not an accident. Many archiving vendors use a strategy of charging a low fee for a small number of...
GSMCON 2019 to Focus on Diversity, Inclusivity, and Transparency
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Peter Callaghan on
March
28,
2019
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Social Media,
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government websites,
Records Management,
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pagefreezer,
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Government Social Media Conference,
Inclusivity
Social media offers an unprecedented opportunity for information sharing and conversation. As an example, just consider Twitter. For many of us, Twitter has become our go-to for breaking news. And unlike television or print media, it allows us...
National Archives and Record Administration to Present at GSMCON 2019
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George van Rooyen on
March
27,
2019
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Social Media,
OpenRecords,
social media archiving,
government websites,
Records Management,
governments,
NARA,
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social media monitoring,
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Web ARChive,
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GSMCON,
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Government Social Media Conference
Government social media professionals will be descending on Nashville, Tennessee, from April 2-4, 2019 for the 2019 Government Social Media Conference (GSMCON). In total, close to 1,000 social media coordinators, communicators, elected...
While there has been a lot of news centered around social media and privacy lately, there’s no denying that platforms like Facebook and Twitter continue to be incredibly useful tools for governments interested in having meaningful conversations...
Helping Government Agencies Comply with the New OPEN Data Act
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George van Rooyen on
March
07,
2019
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Social Media,
OpenRecords,
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government websites,
Records Management,
governments,
pagefreezer,
WARC,
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records,
OPEN Data Act,
Web ARChive
The United States’ Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act was signed into law on January 14, 2019. This landmark piece of legislation means that government departments and agencies must comply with a new set of rules...
PageFreezer Releases 3rd Generation of Dynamic Website Capture Technology
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Sylva on
February
12,
2019
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PublicRecords,
Preservation,
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governments,
website archiving,
pagefreezer
PageFreezer is proud to announce the release of the 3rd generation of its dynamic website capture and archiving technology.
Ensuring that federal agencies comply with The Federal Records Act, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) acts as the nation’s record-keeper to ensure official federal records are preserved for increased public access.
