1. Social Media & The Government How are governments using social media to connect with their societies? How are societies using social media to connect with their governments? Local Governments - Presidential Campaigns - Egypt Congress - United States - United Nations - Asia - more! Abbi Siler Marketing & Account Management abbi@pleth.com Follow: @abbisiler www.pleth.com
2. Modern Communication Social networks are bringing about a new sense of openness and communication throughout the world. With instant ‘connections’ to other parts of the world – news coverage of events are delivered to our ears & eyes in ‘real time.’ Even breaking news stories may evolve from a simple Facebook Status update or a tweet from the side of the road. The argument- “social media is just a fad” just doesn’t hold up at this point– this powerful tool has transformed entire industries and even governments.
5. How Are They Using Social Media? Invitations to Events Sharing Information Campaigning YouTube Commercials LinkedIn Connections Live Updates from Press Conferences Polls, Surveys & Research
6. Let’s talk about Egypt…. Meet Asmaa Mahfouz – this video posted on Jan 18th Social Media played a role in the Egyptian Revolution - there’s no doubt here. But how large? Could it happen here? Where did it all begin? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjIgMdsEuk
7. Social Media & Egypt "How a revolution comes to be is a mystery to me. It's important to credit the brave people that take chances to stand up to regimes. They're the star. What I like to think of services like Twitter and other services is that it's kind of a supporting role. We're there to facilitate and to foster and to accelerate those folks' missions.“ – Biz Stone, Twitter "Those who clamp down on Internet freedom may be able to hold back the full impact of their people's yearnings for a while, but not forever.“ – Hillary Clinton "I want to meet Mark Zuckerberg and thank him personally.“ - WaelGhonim, an Egyptian activist & Marketing Director for Middle East & North Africa office of Google. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/16/lake.facebook.revolution.cnn
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