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February 15,
2010 - Online
Video Service, Inc.
(OVS) Vice President for
Business Development
Joshua Folk is a
featured commentator in
the January 2010 issue
of the NAGC
Communicator, the
official newsletter of
the National Association
of Government
Communicators. In
his commentary, entitled
"Is the Government Cool
Enough to Tweet?" Folk
address the issue of
whether government
agencies ought to invest
time and resources in
utilizing emerging
social networking
technologies such as
Twitter to increase
communications with
stakeholders and
citizens.
“The current
Administration is a huge
advocate of social
media. Its use of blogs,
Flicker, YouTube,
Twitter, Facebook, and
live webcasting is
making these
technologies
increasingly popular,"
writes Folk. "The belief
in a more open
government is the
driving force for the
use of these
technologies, but since
when did government
agencies become hip
enough to use social
media?”
To read the full
article, please see the
January 2010 issue of
the NAGC Communicator at
http://www.nagconline.org/AboutNAGC/documents/NAGCCommunicatorJan2010.pdf,
or click
here.
About
Joshua Folk
Josh is the Vice
President for Business
Development at Online
Video Service, Inc.
(OVS). He serves
as the company’s expert
on the Obama
Administration's new
Open Government
Directive and leads OVS'
business development
efforts from Washington,
D.C. During his 3 years
at OVS, Josh has
underscored the
company's longstanding
commitment to helping
government agencies
conduct business with
openness and
transparency. He is an
active member/volunteer
of the National
Association of
Government Communicators
(NAGC) and graduated
from the Foster School
of Business at the
University of
Washington. Previously,
Josh held positions at
the former Seattle
Supersonics, the Cintas
Corporation and
ESPN.com.
About
the National Association
of Government
Communicators
(NAGC)
The National Association
of Government
Communicators (NAGC) is
a national
not-for-profit
professional network of
federal, state and local
government employees who
disseminate information
within and outside
government. Its members
are editors, writers,
graphic artists, video
professionals,
broadcasters,
photographers,
information specialists
and agency
spokespersons.
NAGC is dedicated to
providing opportunities
for professional
advancement, enhancing
effective communications
with constituents and
advancing the
profession. For more
information, visit
www.nagconline.org.
About Online
Video Service
Online Video Service is
a recognized leader in
open government solutions for
U.S. federal and state
government customers.
Since 1999, OVS has
built a proven track
record for reliably and
securely delivering live
and on-demand public
proceedings and events
to key audiences through
its Open Government PlatformTM
and Event Webcasting
division. The company
understands its
government customers’
unique needs to
communicate effectively
with stakeholders such
as policy makers,
businesses, voters and
the news media. Find out
why customers from the
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development to the U.S.
Department of
Transportation rely on
Online Video Service –
visit
www.onlinevideoservice.com.
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