Social media in government has become popular over the past few years.  Once upon a time, social media was recognized as something meant for personal use.  After it became popular with people and their personal lives, it became popular with businesses, large and small.  Eventually, it worked its way into government.  Now, the president and [...]

Social media for government purposes is widely accepted nowadays.  It’s not just for citizens and political representatives in the confines of their home.  Logging onto Facebook or Twitter and writing a bit of text about a specific political mission is what successful representatives do.  Why do they do this?  To keep the people they represent [...]

Government social media is what separates recognized political candidates from unrecognized political candidates.  If you are a candidate running for office and you have a social media account like Twitter or Facebook, your popularity increases dramatically.  Social media platforms offer a simple and effective way for you and your campaign to create a message and [...]

Social media and the government have found a level playing field over the past few years.  It’s not uncommon for elected politicians to have Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.  These accounts allow them to connect easily with the people they represent.  Some politicians post updates themselves or they appoint someone else to post [...]

Government and social media, when combined, create an unconquerable force for an emerging politician and their campaign.  Social media does wonders for spreading awareness about a particular political candidate.  The social media platform, since its genesis, has become an integral part of marketing for businesses and people – artists, entrepreneurs and politicians. However, not everyone [...]

Recently San Francisco shut down cell phone coverage for the stated purposes of preventing crime. British Prime Minister has stated that he wants the ability to shut down twitter to prevent further riots. No. Govt should have no control of services run by private companies. Giving the govt a kill switch is giving permission for [...]

It’s recently been revealed that the U.S. government contracted HBGary Federal for the development of software which could create multiple fake social media profiles to manipulate and sway public opinion on controversial issues by promoting propaganda. http://blogs.computerworld.com/17852/army_of_fake_social_media_friends_to_promote_propaganda Just behind F/B I think.

So I’m 17, and I love reading. I discovered fanfiction a few years ago, and have been reading it since. Two months ago, I came across some articles saying fanfiction was illegal. I understand the copyright issues, but after some research, and many questions here on yahoo answers, I am coming to ask for a [...]

a. encourages government to take on more and more tasks. b. suggests government can really not be trusted to take on more tasks. c. is neither critical nor positive. d. displays a lack of real sensitivity. e. has often been described as benign neglect. Depending on the news outlet, all of the above could be [...]

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