Chris Floore (LinkedIn and Twitter) serves as Assistant to the County Manager for the consolidated Macon-Bibb County local government. Government makes poor decisions. Always. Every single time. From the color of the carpet to the width of a sidewalk to user fees to the property tax rate to funding external organizations…it doesn’t matter what the decision is. Yes or no…we’re wrong. Or … Continued
Update (4/24/15): Twitter has added an official verification request form. Link: Twitter Verification Request. The Quest for the Check By: Chad Doran, LinkedIn and Twitter Since I started as the Communications Coordinator for the City of Appleton, WI, I’ve been trying to figure it. Like Indiana Jones chasing the Holy Grail…close, but never quite there.
Kim Ervin, Pyramid Communications Senior Social Media Strategist, provides a monthly column on digital storytelling.
By Sam Taylor, Connect: Twitter & LinkedIn Last night I introduced to our Planning Commission a high-level view of what a strategic vision for a high-speed, municipal fiber optic network would look like, why it could be beneficial and what the next steps were for them to address. Imagine downloading movies in 30 seconds, or bringing in … Continued
Your social media channels are only as good as the content they’re sharing. For most local government organizations, this is usually some combination of the following.
Kim Ervin, Pyramid Communications Senior Social Media Strategist, provides a monthly column on digital storytelling. Competing with Llama Drama By: Kim Ervin, LinkedIn and Twitter This week the internet was fascinated by llamas running through the streets of Arizona and “the dress.” Huh? I mean, how on earth is one supposed to compete with and capture people’s … Continued
In the world of government, we tend to be wordy little beasts trying to explain the nuances of public issues in paragraph upon paragraph of words within reams of paper. We’ve killed thousands upon thousands of trees in the name of public information. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if, … Continued
Recent Knope of the Week receipient Kim Ervin returns with tips for becoming a successful social media manager. Designing a Social Media Super Hero By: Kim Ervin (LinkedIn and Twitter), Pyramid Communications “What are the qualities that make a successful social media manager?” This is a question that I hear often. Maybe your social media was started … Continued
By Bridget Doyle, Sam Taylor and Patrick Rollens Earlier this week, a Councilman named Kirby Delauter from Frederick County, Md. threatened a local reporter with a lawsuit for using his name without permission (note: the threat was posted on Facebook). In its response to the threat, the Frederick News-Post released a witty editorial chastising Delauter and … Continued
Digital Storytelling: Does Mikey Like It? By: Kim Ervin, LinkedIn and Twitter One of the questions from our webinar on Building the Case for Social Media in December someone asked was, “How the heck do you figure out what people like and what you should share?” Admittedly, the question wasn’t exactly worded that way, but that … Continued
