New ways to find Government Resources
Your Government & New Media
Bev Godwin, Director of Online Resources & Interagency Development here in White House New Media,
knows internet and government. She is on detail to the White House from
the U.S. General Services Administration, where she serves as Director
of USA.gov and Web Best Practices. She showcases some examples of new
media you may or may not know about from across government:
Did you know your government may be cooler and more approachable than you think? It really is. I know. I work here.
Answering President Obama’s call for
engagement with the public, federal agencies continue to expand their
online presence. As Macon Phillips, Director of New Media @ The White
House says in this video "Your government is delivering online content
in new ways and new venues as technology impacts how and where people
consume content."
So, look for opportunities to jump in
and connect with your government -- at our websites and blogs, through
videos and photos, in social networks, through widgets, podcasts, and
more. Abraham Lincoln knew what he was talking about. This is
government of the people, by the people, for the people.
View, comment, rate, participate, and
share. The government is paying attention, even as we continue to learn
ourselves. The more people engage, the more meaningful all of this
becomes, and the more progress we can make.
Here’s a sampling from the video of what’s been happening. Keep your eye – and mouses -- out for lots more.
- EPA’s Pick 5 to help the environment http://www.epa.gov/pick5
- FBI widgets http://www.fbi.gov/widgets.htm
- Library of Congress Flickr photo stream http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
- National Park Service Facebook App to share stories and photos http://apps.facebook.com/mynationalparks/
- Peer-to-Patent project http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/peerpriorartpilot/
- Presidential Directives and Executive Orders http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/PresidentialActions/
- Freedom of Information Act http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Freedom_of_Information_Act/
- Transparency and Open Government http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Transparency_and_Open_Government/
- Recovery.gov http://www.recovery.gov
- Serve.gov http://www.serve.gov
- State Department’s DipNote blog on Twitter http://twitter.com/dipnote
- State Department on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/US-Department-of-State/15877306073?v=wall&viewas=0
- Troop Tube http://www.trooptube.tv/
- TSA blog http://www.tsa.gov/blog and other federal blogs http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/News/blog.shtml
- U.S. Government channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/usgovernment
- USA.gov http://www.usa.gov
- USA.gov’s government FAQs, email and online chat http://answers.usa.gov
- USA.gov on Twitter http://twitter.com/usagov
- And of course Whitehouse.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov
- Blog http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
- Health Care Reform Forum (slideshow) http://www.whitehouse.gov/photogallery/White-House-Forum-on-Health-Reform/
- Live Streaming from the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
- Open for Questions http://www.whitehouse.gov/OpenForQuestions/
- Podcasts http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/images/get_connected_01-iTunes_ove.jpg
- President’s Weekly Address http://www.whitehouse.gov/weekly_address/
- Town Hall in Turkey http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/07/The-Student-Roundtable-in-Turkey/
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