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You Have One Friend Request
Laura C. Hand,Brandon D. Ching +1 more
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Local governments in the Phoenix metropolitan area have begun to create official government Facebook pages as an additional way to reach citizens as discussed by the authors, using social media at the local government level to reach out to citizens.Abstract:
Local governments in the Phoenix metropolitan area have begun to create official government Facebook pages as an additional way to reach citizens. Using social media at the local government level s...read more
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Connecting citizens and local governments? Social media and interactivity in major U.S. cities
TL;DR: This study examines the use of social networks and other interactive tools in the 75 largest U.S. cities between 2009 and 2011 and finds that one-way “push” strategies (Mergel, 2013a) predominate, although there are some signs of greater openness toward dialogue with citizens.
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The role of social media in local government crisis communications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the adoption and use of social media tools for crisis communication and social media's part in managing a crisis in local government, using survey data collected from more than 300 local government officials from municipalities across the United States.
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Looking for Friends, Fans, and Followers? Social Media Use in Public and Nonprofit Human Services
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine social media use among nonprofit organizations and county departments involved in the delivery of human services in a six-county area in south-central New York State.
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A critical examination of social media adoption in government: Introducing omnipresence
TL;DR: A critical examination of the way social media can increase capacity for engagement rather encourage collaboration, depending upon the way the tools are constructed is taken.
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A sentiment analysis of U.S. local government tweets: The connection between tone and citizen involvement
TL;DR: It is argued that positive tone is only one part of a successful social media interaction plan, and social media managers to actively manage platforms to use activities that spur participation.
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
TL;DR: Putnam as mentioned in this paper showed that changes in work, family structure, age, suburban life, television, computers, women's roles and other factors are isolating Americans from each other in a trend whose reflection can clearly be seen in British society.
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Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings 1972-1977
Michel Foucault,Colin Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: The Eye of Power: A Discussion with Maoists as mentioned in this paper discusses the politics of health in the Eighteenth Century, the history of sexuality, and the Confession of the Flesh.
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Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media
TL;DR: A classification of Social Media is provided which groups applications currently subsumed under the generalized term into more specific categories by characteristic: collaborative projects, blogs, content communities, social networking sites, virtual game worlds, and virtual social worlds.
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A Ladder of Citizen Participation
TL;DR: Beskriver ulike grader av brukermedvirkning, og regnes som en klassiker innenfor temaet Brukermedveirkning og psykisk helsearbeid as discussed by the authors.