Comments on: Building a Transparent Government Through the Use of New Social Media http://lindseymmonroe.com/2009/03/21/building-a-transparent-government-through-the-use-of-new-social-media/ How do new social media contribute to organizational transparency & authenticity? Tue, 03 May 2011 09:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mandy Smoot http://lindseymmonroe.com/2009/03/21/building-a-transparent-government-through-the-use-of-new-social-media/#comment-28 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:42:46 +0000 http://lindseymmonroe.com/?p=71#comment-28 Lindsey,

I really enjoyed reading this post. Not only did it give me an idea for a future post on my blog, but it also provided me with an example from our local Harrisonburg community. I find it really neat that you had the opportunity to meet with our Harrisonburg City Mayor. I think it is definitely the responsibility of the government to embrace Web 2.0 and provide political transparency for American citizens. No matter what level of government—national, state or local—they have the duty to keep information open to citizens, not secret. Ellen Miller, Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation, elaborates more on this topic in a YouTube video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAnDfAWv2hM. The integrity of relationships is important in all interactions, even at the government level.

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I agree that social media should be used by government officials to succeed. Government should be open and interactive since they serve the people, shouldn’t they actually hear from the people?
I think Barack Obama has the right idea in trying to create a more open and transparent government. When people have skepticism about certain issues, it helps for them to see what is going on and people definitely have skepticism on Obama’s ability to turn our economic situation around. With people being able to see what he is trying, they can understand everything better and even offer suggestions. This is what businesses need to follow too. Engaging customers, like Obama and Degner are engaging citizens, helps create a more interactive environment to establish relationships that can help your situation.

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