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Combating the Asymmetry of Social Media
Declaration of
Open Government
July 2010
… three key principles:
•Informing
•Engaging
•Participating
Mark Twain Andrea Di Maio
The aim of the war is to gain the support of the population rather than control of territory
David Galula
Don’t hide behind the walls of your Facebook
site
Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Police Service
Twitter – 15th July 2006Facebook – 26th September 2006
The strategic corporal - leadership in complex, rapidly evolving environments devolves lower and lower down the chain of command …
The three ‘Fs’ of dealing with provocation:•Facts•Fences•Forget
Campaign on Twitter,Govern in Prose
Followers don’t necessarily mean success
Measurement in social media isn’t all it seems
• Don’t sit behind the walls
• Give them what they want
• Trust & involve your staff
• Facts, fences & forgetting
• If you cut out the middle man, don’t forget
the translation
• Use the right tools
• Don’t just count the bodies
• Plan and monitor
AGIMO BlogEffective and efficient use of
ICT
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Photo Credits – all downloaded 28 Aug 11
AK-47 - https://southasiarev.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/india-reactionary-military-units-formed-to-combat-maoists/Declaration of Independence - http://faculty.isi.org/catalog/resource/view/id/555Mark Twain - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MarkTwain.LOC.jpgAndrea Di Maio - http://egovasia.enterpriseinnovation.net/content/making-government-portals-relevantTanks - http://missiledefense.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/russia-to-spend-730-billion-on-new-weapons/Kilcullen Book - http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/counterinsurgencyFort - http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/05/for-t-no-4-at-charlestown-new-hampshire.html - modified to change colour and add Facebook flag and red “banned” graphicsSocial Network Poster - http://www.impawards.com/2010/social_network.htmlCorporal - http://www.defence.gov.au/op/eastTimor/gallery/2010/20101117/20101102adf8208246_032_lo.jpgKeep Calm - http://katie73.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/dont-feed-the-trolls/Vietnam War - http://cfurf87145.blogspot.com/2011/05/chapter-12-vietnam-war.htmlObama - http://socialaxcess.com/2011/06/24/barack-obama-wrote-this-tweet-himself-bo/