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1 Introduction The rapidly growing amount of user-generated content on platforms such as Twitter has created new opportunities and challenges in the field of political discourse analysis. Recognizing the potential of such interactions…

1 Introduction The rapidly growing amount of user-generated content on platforms such as Twitter has created new opportunities and challenges in the field of political discourse analysis. Recognizing the potential of such interactions…

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its…

Islamabad —  Access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, remained restricted in Pakistan late Friday, a week after services were suspended following a high-level official’s declaration that he was involved in election rigging.…

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Twitter, now X, has been nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian Member of Parliament Marius Nilsen. This nomination, announced on February 21, 2024, has sparked both interest and…

1 Introduction Diabetes was ranked as the eighth leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally in 2019 (GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, 2020). There were an estimated 529 million individuals of all ages across the…

Twitter/X alternative Bluesky is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in social media with the launch of custom feeds prepped for Super Bowl fans. One feed focuses on conversations around the big game itself while the other…

The Chinese spy balloon that floated over Canada and the US in 2023 shortly before it was shot down over South CarolinaJoe Granita/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Tens of thousands of bots tussled on Twitter to try to…

In helping support the social media team at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we have been hosting monthly Twitter Chats since March 2012. The…

A Twitter town hall, or Twitter chat, is an event where agencies invite public engagement for a scheduled time period during which users can ask questions or find out more information about a topic via Twitter, much like a webinar.…

One way to leverage Twitter, beyond the basics of sending messages and engaging in dialogue, is to organize a Town Hall discussion, or Twitter chat. New guidance on preparing a live chat is now available, and we need your agencies…

During the run up to a recent winter storm, Twitter was aflutter with reports of 20-30 inches of snow falling across wide swaths of the Midwest. Unfortunately for snow lovers, those rumors were highly speculative and unfounded. That…

Government agencies are always looking for better ways to connect with their audiences while making more effective use of existing (or shrinking) resources. To that end, many agencies—including ours, the National Cancer…

Content is no longer limited to your .gov website. Social media accounts also contain a treasure trove of information relevant to your site’s visitors. Keeping that in mind, DigitalGov Search has worked to bring all your content,…

Bitcoin influencers on Twitter (X). Credit: Hristo Butcharov Bitcoin has made global headlines in recent years, with a significant…

The Office of the Federal Register’s mission “informs citizens of their rights and obligations, documents the actions of Federal agencies, and provides a forum for public participation in the democratic process.” As the winner of the…

When it comes to implementing a social media strategy, determining how to measure success can be challenging. Yes, knowing how many followers and likes you have is beneficial. However, to really get valuable results from the trove…

As agencies strive for success in digital government, they often need to open their virtual doors and meet the public in new and evolving spaces. Federal Student Aid meets its audience in the 21st century public square at monthly…

DC was the Silicon Valley of the 1880’s. And Alexander Graham Bell? He was more than just a telephone man. His Volta Laboratory was the premier 19th century innovation center. The work of Bell and his contemporaries is the focus of…

As we all continue to wrestle with the “content beast”, one effective method for generating ideas for content and fleshing out an editorial calendar is to look for trending events or even upcoming holidays. In the spirit of full…

Myth-busting isn’t just for television. And through a multi-faceted, tech-savvy campaign based on strategic partnerships, one federal office has found a winning strategy for combating misinformation. National Drug Facts Week (NDFW)…

Like private sector organizations, U.S. public sector organizations have experienced shifts in how they use both the Internet and social media to interact with the public. The mid-1990s onwards saw an increase in the number of…

Creating a tweet, posting a photo, or updating a status may take mere seconds. However, a well-thought-out social media strategy is needed for long-term success. In fact, the recently released U.S. Public Participation Playbook…

Multilingual does not always mean multiple accounts or websites. Increasingly, multilingual content is delivered in an integrated way, with two (or more!) languages delivered on the same website, app, or social media platform. The…

Mobile video is starting to hit its second wave for both consumption and creation, and government agencies can prepare now to ride this new channel for mobile and social engagement. Fueled by mobile bandwidth and cellular stability…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Twitter users in areas affected by major hurricanes discussed climate change much more frequently right after the…

May is (https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23WorldTradeMonth&src=typd “Twitter search results for the “World Trade Month” hashtag”) and each year the U.S. Trade and Development Agency celebrates the month by highlighting…

There are multiple health-related Twitter chats every day of the week. There are chats focused on specific conditions, on the healthcare system, on treatments, on products and on practices. If your agency or organization is…

Armed with a smartphone instead of a badge, ordinary Americans are helping law enforcement officers capture child predators. After exhausting all investigative leads, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security…

Twenty years ago, the chances of watching an NBA game with commentary in a language other than English were small. Today, the NBA transmits games in 47 languages to 215 countries across the world. This is a perfect example of how…

When one thinks of social media, usually it is thought of as a tool to keep in touch with friends and family. Behind all the social networking lies vast amounts of data that can be used in a multitude of ways. This data is an…

Planning your next national park adventure (from the comfort of your couch) is easier than ever with a new website, Find Your Park.com. Launched on April 2nd, the mobile-friendly FindYourPark.com was designed and launched by the…

Larger than life: Elon Musk dressed up for a Halloween party in 2022Taylor Hill/Getty Images Breaking TwitterBen Mezrich (Pan Macmillan) AT TIMES over the past 18 months of courtship, falling out and eventual forced…

On DigitalGov, we frequently talk about some of the most popular app experiences, and research almost always shows that mobile messaging and social apps are the most frequently used. Pew Research released a new report specifically…

As of 2015, Millennials spent 30% of their time consuming user-generated content (UGC), and 54% of that group find UGC more trustworthy than content generated by a specific brand. This covers everything from user-generated reviews…

Well, it’s here: October 21, 2015. While Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) got to experience flying cars in 1989’s part two of the Back to the Future trilogy, we, on the other hand, are not quite…

First, McDonald’s started serving breakfast all day. Now, Twitter announced it is dropping its 140 character limit for tweets. Black is white, up is down. Or is it really that big a deal? Is Twitter just keeping itself relevant in the…

Hispanics are one of fastest growing demographics in the U.S. But like any demographic, there are important nuances to consider when connecting with this audience. Insight into your audience’s motivations, behavior and preferences is key…

On September 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted our first Twitter Office Hours, a Twitter chat for USCIS customers. The purpose of this pilot event was to offer our customers a different way to engage with…

Twitter polls allow you to tweet out simple A or B style opinion polls. These polls can spark some great engagement, but you’ll want to keep a few things in mind before getting started: To stay within the social media general…

I work for the Department of Veterans Affairs in a national benefits office that oversees Veterans life Insurance programs. Our office has held a couple of successful Twitter Town Halls. They get a little smoother each time because we…

Billionaire Elon Musk wants to promote free speech on Twitter, but the European Union's Digital Services Act could see the bloc…

By MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk. Next comes the real challenge for the world’s richest person: fulfilling his promise to make Twitter “better than ever” as a…

Polygon partners with Portus Network Portus Network will integrate with Polygon their full-scale API Gateway called Portkey, to connect dApps on Polygon with any real-life event. The partnership between Polygon and Portus Network is…

Frank Cogliano Computers of the World Album Cover Frank Cogliano, music producer and composer based in Brooklyn, New York Composer Frank Cogliano kneeling in the middle of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Film and TV Composer Frank…

Ted Turner responds to Ashton Kutchers Twitter challenge. Don't just be a follower, take action and donate a bed net today at . Also share the video on your Facebook, Myspace and tweet about it.

This spring, the White House challenged youth to share their stories about how they were promoting sustainability in their communities. Several winners of that challenge were highlighted during events at the Rio+20 Conference in Brazil in…