Entry bubble First a Podcast, Next . . . Who Knows!

By: Editor | March 12, 2009 | Category: Fun

Here at Gov Gab, we’re continually looking for new ways to get you the information you need and in the format you want. And we’re not alone. Government-wide, agencies are offering a wider variety of ways to access their information than ever before. Just check out USA.gov’s list of Web 2.0 tools to see what I mean.a couple listening to an mp3 device

We’re still working out what our next steps will be (increasing our Twitter presence? a more dynamic tag cloud?), but we’re happy to say our first foray into one area we’re exploring was a great success, as well as a lot of fun. Many of our team were interviewed for the Government Info Pro blog’s podcast series. We talked with Marie Kaddell, LexisNexis® Senior Information Professional Consultant, about our work here, what it was like to launch the blog, and helping to humanize a big institution like the federal government. A big thanks to Marie for making it such an enjoyable experience!

Check out the podcast, then let us know which format you’d like to use to get our information. We’re all ears!

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Entry bubble Where to find us on the social Web

By: Jess | March 05, 2009 | Category: Fun

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Back in October Joanne wrote about how the government was making inroads using social media tools to reach larger audiences. In four short months, USA.gov, GobiernoUSA.gov and Pueblo.gsa.gov, as well as many other government agencies, have made a lot of progress on the social media front.

If Twitter is your scene you can follow all three. GovGab also has a Twitter feed if you prefer getting updates on our recent posts that way. Feel free to reach out to us on Twitter as well. If you post a question to the Pueblo feed, I'm the person who will Tweet the information back to you. We also use our Twitter feeds to share all kinds of interesting government information like recall alerts or the latest on what President Obama is up to.

We also offer e-mail alerts, RSS feeds and widgets if you want to centralize all the information we provide in one place on your computer. I encourage you to check us out on which ever social media platform you prefer. If you're not currently using any form of social media, why not pick one and give it a try? It's a great chance to learn valuable information in a new a way.

If you have questions on how to get started with social media or where to find us, feel free to leave me a comment and I'll try my best to help you out.

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