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What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in December you might want to build content for — o...

Early-bird registration prices for both in-person and virtual tickets for the 2022 Government Social Media Conference are extended through Friday, December 3, 2021! 

We can’t wait to meet with govern...

Contributed blog by Russel Lolacher, Director of Web and Social Media Services for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and author of the Relationships at Work blog

“In many ways, eff...

Recruitment for GSM professional association committees ends soon — are you going to be a part? 

If you’re a Government Social Media professional association member looking to get involved in a big w...

Getting involved and connecting with your fellow government social media community can be an extremely useful (and fun!) way to solve challenges and celebrate wins together. Here are a few ways you ca...

The past 18 months have been hard, and, you, the government social media professional, have been on the frontlines of it all.

You’ve witnessed firsthand major negativity on social media and the sprea...

What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in October you might want to build content for — or...

Over the past 20 years, government agencies in the United States – especially police, fire, EMS and military – have planned moving tributes recognizing nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the ...

Gone are the days when it was perfectly acceptable to repurpose the same image, no matter the size, on more than one social media platform. Nowadays, the recommended social media image sizes seem to b...

What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in September you might want to build content for — ...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “content is king,” originally written by Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 1996. Many years later it still remains true, especially because of the increased emphasis on socia...

Contributed blog by Russel Lolacher, Director of Web and Social Media Services for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and author of the Relationships at Work blog

One of the biggest...

Government social media professionals have a lot to keep up with — creative tools, accessibility, popular trends, and so much more. Here are 3 useful tools and resources to help you stay up to speed i...

Government Social Media along with digital accessibility experts from Minnesota IT services hosted a free, publicly-available webinar, “Connect to All of Your Community: Engaging and Accessible Social...

What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in August you might want to build content for — or ...

Contributed blog by Russel Lolacher, Director of Web and Social Media Services for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and author of the Relationships at Work blog

World Social Media...