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    "title" : "Best Week in SocialGov Ever: 1 |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Best Week in SocialGov Ever: 1","summary" : "(This is the first installment of an ongoing series charting the programs, events and people that make the emerging field of social media and data in government an exciting place to serve the public. Agencies are encouraged to submit their own stories for this travelogue of digital innovation.) From where I sit, I think we","date" : "2013-09-18T10:39:52-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jherman" : "Justin Herman"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/09/2013-09-18-best-week-in-socialgov-ever-week-1.md","slug" : "best-week-in-socialgov-ever-week-1","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/09/18/best-week-in-socialgov-ever-week-1/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(This is the first installment of an ongoing series charting the programs, events and people that make the emerging field of social media and data in government an exciting place to serve the public. Agencies are encouraged to submit their own stories for this travelogue of digital innovation.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom where I sit, I think we recently had the best week in #socialgov yet. Between the Library of Congress’ new Innovation Talks, the chance to learn from Saudi Arabian digital artists from halfway around the world, and now looking forward to a groundbreaking new event with Social Media Club DC, whatever comes to mind that week is hard to beat — \u003cem\u003eand it will only get better next week\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"library-of-congress-innovation-talks\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLibrary of Congress Innovation Talks\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/09/Wolfram-1.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/09/Wolfram-1.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Image of the Library of Congress\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eFirst, the \u003cstrong\u003eLibrary of Congress\u003c/strong\u003e launched an interesting \u003ca href=\"http://www.gov.gov/today/pr/2013/13-154.html\"\u003enew series called the \u003cstrong\u003eInnovation Talks\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e that showcases a cross-section of innovative scholars, researchers, policy makers and authors, who share their enthusiasm and knowledge with citizens.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inaugural presenter was \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Stephen Wolfram\u003c/strong\u003e, distinguished scientist, inventor and author of “A New Kind of Science.” He’s founder and CEO of \u003cstrong\u003eWolfram Research\u003c/strong\u003e, the creator of \u003cstrong\u003eMathematica\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.wolframalpha.com/\"\u003eWolfram Alpha\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e, a tool that digitizes the wealth of human knowledge and provides an interface to answer questions.  Dr. Wolfram was just the kind of brilliant mind I wanted to discuss many of our social data initiatives with, and thanks to the Library of Congress I got that chance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his presentation, which included an in-depth demo of the Wolfram Alpha engine and exploration of issues surrounding the digitization of so much information, a handful of us were invited for lunch with Dr. Wolfram for more direct discussion. Check out \u003cstrong\u003eNational Digital Stewardship Resident Molly Schwartz\u003c/strong\u003e‘s \u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/mollyfication/library-of-congress-fedlink-innovation-talk-with-s\"\u003eStorify post on the experience\u003c/a\u003e, and keep an eye on the Library of Congress for the next opportunity to participate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"saudi-arabian-new-media-delegation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaudi Arabian New Media Delegation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/09/Saudi-delegation.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/09/Saudi-delegation.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Image of Saudi new media delegation.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eIf that experience wasn’t enough, later that week a group of nine new media entrepreneurs from \u003cstrong\u003eSaudi Arabia\u003c/strong\u003e visited \u003cstrong\u003eGSA\u003c/strong\u003e‘s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies to learn about our \u003cstrong\u003eFederal Socialgov Community\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://challenge.gov/\"\u003eChallenge.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e. Throughout out my career and community involvement I’ve met a lot of people, but this group opened my eyes in new ways.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider that despite what many may think, more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.globalwebindex.net/twitter-usage-is-booming-in-saudi-arabia/\"\u003e51% of Saudi Arabians are active on \u003cstrong\u003eTwitter\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e — one of the highest per capita use rates in the world. There are no public cinemas in the Kingdom, which makes \u003cstrong\u003eYouTube\u003c/strong\u003e the preferred \u003ca href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nahlah-ayed-why-saudi-arabia-is-the-world-s-top-youtube-nation-1.1359187\"\u003esocial network for creating and distributing film, television and collaborative projects\u003c/a\u003e. It was certainly the first time I’ve discussed our social media programs with a group who had an interpreter translating each sentence into ear pieces, but despite the language barrier we quickly learned of shared challenges that all of us face in using social media to improve services and opportunities for our communities. The need to provide trust and reliable information, while still engaging and competitive in a saturated market, is a challenge all digital media managers face.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what8217s-next\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s Next?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re looking forward to sharing more of the intriguing stories, ideas and travels you experience as we work together to advance better services and cost savings through digital technology. This week, for example,** \u003ca href=\"http://www.socialmediaclubdc.org/\"\u003eSocial Media Club DC\u003c/a\u003e** \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8107964139\"\u003einvited us to showcase some of our programs\u003c/a\u003e — we not only delivered some of our best programs to share with attendees, but also are streaming in our colleagues from other countries like \u003cstrong\u003eAustralia\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eIreland\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCanada\u003c/strong\u003e via \u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Hangout\u003c/strong\u003e to discuss the challenges and opportunities we all face.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve got a feeling it’s going to be the best week in #socialgov yet, but let us know why it is in your world.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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