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		<title>Creating Communities Fast and Easy Using #Hashtags</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2010/05/17/creating-communities-fast-and-easy-using-hashtags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 19:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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Want to create a community in a matter of minutes? The next time you have an event or a social gathering, invite participation through the useful #hashtag.
There are a number of places to go to promote events and #hashtag use. First off, #hashtag use is probably the easiest way to keep track of conversations revolving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Appreciate Your Viewpoint, But You&#8217;re Wrong!</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2010/02/22/i-appreciate-your-viewpoint-but-youre-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embrace negative comments. They lead to opportunities to improve customer service.]]></description>
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		<title>Shocked, I Tell You! Shocked!</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/11/19/shocked-i-tell-you-shocked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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So President Obama doesn&#8217;t Twitter? Does that come as a big surprise? He made the announcement to a group of Chinese students this week in Shanghai that he never used Twitter. This sent the Twitter Trends on a rampage and people were upset, shocked and in disbelief:



 @meredithwrogers &#8220;Obama probably shouldn&#8217;t have let it be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thoughts: The I Just Got Back From Reno, Again, Version</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/10/09/random-thoughts-the-i-just-got-back-from-reno-again-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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 photo credit: steakpinball
I just returned from a day trip to northern Nevada to teach media relations to judges at the National Judicial College.  The participants are judges from various states taking college-level courses on ethics, courtroom procedures, and in my case, transparency and accountability. I joined up with Judge Steve Smith of Bryan, Texas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Proper Use of Social Media By Governments</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/08/20/the-proper-use-of-social-media-by-governments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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On the heals of the Court PIO Conference in St. Paul, I was asked to help a number of courts explore the proper strategy for government use of social media channels. Of course, the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools depends on the strategy. An organization wishing to develop a relationship and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government 2.0: Managing Online Reputation</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/01/12/government-20-managing-online-reputation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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The upcoming presidential transition promises to expand government&#8217;s use of blogs, wikis, visual media and Web 2.0 tools to bring government programs and services down to the small towns of America.    A quick look at Change.gov showcases how blogs and interactive applications can be used to explain government initiatives and empower users [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IAP2 Presentation: Impacts of the O.J. Simpson Trial</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2009/01/05/iap2-presentation-impacts-of-the-oj-simpson-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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I will be the featured speaker at the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) -Silver State Chapter meeting on January 22, 2009  in Henderson, NV.  The group has invited me share my insight, personal experience and knowledge related to the O.J.  Simpson trial. Apparently, the chapter members are especially interested in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drudge, a Judge and an Institution&#8217;s Reputation</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/</link>
		<comments>http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 00:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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My last substantive post was around May 9, 2007.    On May 11, an event occurred that shocked a lot of people in the Las Vegas legal community.  It was the sort of day that illustrates why government agencies must prepare for any communication crisis and demonstrates why disclosure is important, even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media News Release Unwinds</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2007/04/05/social-media-news-release-unwinds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m still pondering about how to make the Social Media News Release work for governmental and public affairs.  It seems many of the journalists I meet still don&#8217;t get how to use an aggregator or don&#8217;t know much about IM.  They understand media portals and really appreciate the links to relevant information.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking in on Eden</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2007/03/28/looking-in-on-eden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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Government use of social media to reach out to consitutents appears to be very limited.  So I&#8217;m encouraged that I might able to break some new ground as I look for examples of social networking in government.  I&#8217;m looking for good examples of governments using blogs, podcasts and other social media to allow [...]]]></description>
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