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DARPA in search of meme tracker

The ability to track the origin and spread of memes would be a useful battlefield tool, says the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In a broad area announcement for research proposals dated

White House town hall takes to Twitter

The White House hosted its first town hall utilizing Twitter on July 6 before an in-person audience that was also webcast over WhiteHouse.gov and http://askobama.twitter.com . Users of the

Finn: Social networks will deeply impact the 2012 election

Social media will cause a decentralization of presidential campaigns during the coming election year, said Mindy Finn, a Republican political operative during a June 28 event held at the Brookings...

The comment conundrum on government Facebook pages

As Facebook takes root across government, agencies increasingly must grapple with a key feature of the social media site: the user-generated content that appears on the "wall" and in response to

Spotlight: FCC's Van Dyck joins VanRoekel at USAID

Haley Van Dyck, the director of citizen engagement of the Federal Communications Commission's new media team, has left the agency and began work at USAID this week, says FCC spokesman Neil Grace.

Q&A: David Jevans on phishing attacks

Recent phishing attacks against high profile targets--such as White House officials and the International Monetary Fund--have put this particular cyber attack back in the public consciousness.

Telework Enhancement Act, 6 months later

All agencies have now met the deadlines laid out in the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, which passed six months ago and required agencies to develop a telework policy, designate a Telework Managing

U.S. policies should more strongly promote Internet freedom, CNAS says

The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy to advocate for Internet freedom, as part of its overall foreign policy agenda, according to a study (.pdf) by the Center for a New American

Navy CNO: Ignoring social media is a 'strategic error of the most basic nature'

Government leaders who are reluctant to allow employees access to social media must realize that message control in today's new-media environment is an illusion, advised Chief of Naval Operations

Twitter limited as a tornado warning tool

Twitter has limitations as a means for notifying the public about imminent tornado danger, says a blog post from Crisis Commons, an organization dedicated to developing innovations in crisis