The Power of People Like You
The Power of People Like
You
Meet James
I work for the government because:
“I love to communicate the truth to the
community.”
Videographer / Station Manager City of East Point, GA
James had a challenge…
Is James like you?• Like you, he wants to
communicate better with citizens• Like you, he wants to
use social media as a valuable tool• Like you, he is
not exactly sure where to begin
What is ? Tools:• Blogs
• Forums
• Groups
• Datasets
• Video / Photo Sharing
Value:• Learn and share with peers
• Get questions answered quickly
• Solve problems faster
• Find and contribute best practices
~38,000 Members• Federal, state and local employees• Contractors, non-profits, academia• International (Canada, UK, Australia, etc.)
Online community of government colleagues
that help each other to do their jobs better.
What is ?
People Like
You
How do People Like
Youhelp James?
Pssstt…. People Like
Youget help, too!
How Do People Like You Help James?
Management Analyst – City of Danville, VA
How Do People Like You Help James?Founder, Canton (NY) Ambassadors, Grantham, NH
How Do People Like You Help James?
Project Manager, Planning/Public Involvement, Michael Baker, Inc.
How Do People Like You Help James?
Investigator, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office and Gov 2.0 Radio Co-Founder
<< James added Adriel as a friend on >>
How Do People Like You Help James?
Management Analyst, Government of Guam
You have far-reaching impact
How Do People Like You Help James?
Health Educator, Multnomah County (OR) Health Department
You don’t have to be an “expert”
How Do People Like You Help James?
James took Heather’s advice
How else could James get help?
http://www.govloop.com/group/socialmediaforgovernment
http://www.govloop.com/group/munigov
Groups
How else could James get help?http://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/smart-crowds-dumb-committees
Blogs
http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/cashing-in-citizen-points
How else could James get help?
http://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/what-do-you-do-when-someone
http://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/smart-crowds-dumb-committees
Forums
How else could James get help?
Friends
What is the moral of this story?
People Like
YouAre Powerful!
How did James respond?
(I second that emotion…)