/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/sarah-herrmann/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/07/05/making-world-war-i-relevant-today-are-wwi-propaganda-posters-the-original-meme/ Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:36:52 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/07/05/making-world-war-i-relevant-today-are-wwi-propaganda-posters-the-original-meme/ Merriam-Webster officially defines a meme as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” But these days, most of us think of memes as those viral posts online that convey a message using a photo with text. They range from funny to serious to offensive, and everything in /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/03/09/how-to-tell-the-world-war-i-story-make-it-personal/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 02:00:08 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/03/09/how-to-tell-the-world-war-i-story-make-it-personal/ We naturally gravitate towards story-telling. It’s part of our human nature that began thousands of years ago, well before the written word. We want to pass down our history and cultures, and we do this by telling stories because they resonate with us. Stories tap into our emotions. They make us feel. They move us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/11/08/why-world-war-i-matters-for-your-agency/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:00:32 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/11/08/why-world-war-i-matters-for-your-agency/ I recently asked some friends—a group of intelligent, successful individuals—what they knew about World War I. The responses I received included, “Ummm…..it was in the 1910s?” or “Started in Europe when the archduke was killed?” Beyond this, it’s mostly blank stares and shoulder shrugs. People who consider themselves history geeks might mention President Woodrow Wilson’s /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/20/creating-story-based-narrative-content-to-share-your-agencys-mission/ Wed, 20 May 2015 11:10:09 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/20/creating-story-based-narrative-content-to-share-your-agencys-mission/ As human beings, we love stories. We like regaling our friends with tales from a recent road trip. We listen intently as grandma recounts that special moment she first met grandpa. Stories are how we relate to people. Stories help us form memories. Stories carry on tradition and culture from one generation to the next.