Comments on: Making Your Government Blog Better http://www.roninresearch.org/2009/05/making-your-government-blog-better/ Independent Thoughts At The Center Of Technology, Organizations, And People Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alan http://www.roninresearch.org/2009/05/making-your-government-blog-better/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Alan Tue, 12 May 2009 02:16:26 +0000 http://www.roninresearch.org/?p=274#comment-6 Hi Pam, Thank you for the comment. I agree that there are some good government blogs out there and I would agree for the most part that the two you mentioned are some of them. But I think they are more the exception than the rule. More of what I see, when compared to the best in class business blogs, are blogs that for the most part that post press releases and miss the opportunity to really engage with the citizen and business customer. For example, Adm. Allen's blog as Commandant of the Coast Guard (http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog/), the OMB Blog (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/), and the Drug Czar blog Pushing Back (http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/default.aspx) are all examples of just Federal blogs that don't make the grade. There are examples also at the state, county, and municipal level of blogs that are missing their opportunity. Later this month or early next, I will be publishing a report that examines some of the Federal blogs. I can already tell you that there are some that are good and some not so good...But stay tuned! Hi Pam,

Thank you for the comment. I agree that there are some good government blogs out there and I would agree for the most part that the two you mentioned are some of them. But I think they are more the exception than the rule.

More of what I see, when compared to the best in class business blogs, are blogs that for the most part that post press releases and miss the opportunity to really engage with the citizen and business customer. For example, Adm. Allen’s blog as Commandant of the Coast Guard (http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog/), the OMB Blog (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/), and the Drug Czar blog Pushing Back (http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/default.aspx) are all examples of just Federal blogs that don’t make the grade. There are examples also at the state, county, and municipal level of blogs that are missing their opportunity.

Later this month or early next, I will be publishing a report that examines some of the Federal blogs. I can already tell you that there are some that are good and some not so good…But stay tuned!

]]> By: Pam Broviak http://www.roninresearch.org/2009/05/making-your-government-blog-better/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Pam Broviak Tue, 12 May 2009 01:48:24 +0000 http://www.roninresearch.org/?p=274#comment-4 Alan Based on the government blogs I have come across, I can't agree with your assessment at all. The ones I have found are engaging and entertaining and informative. In particular, I really like the EPA's blog, Greenversations, and the Portland Water Bureau's blog (http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678). I could go out and find some more, but I just picked two that are at the top of my list to highlight as some of the best blogging I have seen. And both are government based. Alan
Based on the government blogs I have come across, I can’t agree with your assessment at all. The ones I have found are engaging and entertaining and informative. In particular, I really like the EPA’s blog, Greenversations, and the Portland Water Bureau’s blog (http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678). I could go out and find some more, but I just picked two that are at the top of my list to highlight as some of the best blogging I have seen. And both are government based.

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