Comments on: Louisiana’s Emergency Agency “Following” Hundreds Of Citizens On Twitter To Gather, Distribute Oil Spill Info; Embrace Of Social Media’s 2-Way Potential Is Model For Govt. http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/14/louisianas-emergency-agency-following-hundreds-of-citizens-on-twitter-to-gather-distribute-oil-spill-info-embrace-of-social-medias-2-way-potential-is-model-for-govt/ A Citizen’s Eye View of Public Preparedness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GOHSEP http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/14/louisianas-emergency-agency-following-hundreds-of-citizens-on-twitter-to-gather-distribute-oil-spill-info-embrace-of-social-medias-2-way-potential-is-model-for-govt/comment-page-1/#comment-68619 GOHSEP Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:48:36 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=9757#comment-68619 Thanks again for the praise, John. We appreciate your notice, feedback and, most of all, the information you share in this blog. Looking forward to reading the book! - GOHSEP Social Media Team Thanks again for the praise, John. We appreciate your notice, feedback and, most of all, the information you share in this blog.

Looking forward to reading the book!

- GOHSEP Social Media Team

]]> By: Mike Ellis http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/14/louisianas-emergency-agency-following-hundreds-of-citizens-on-twitter-to-gather-distribute-oil-spill-info-embrace-of-social-medias-2-way-potential-is-model-for-govt/comment-page-1/#comment-68360 Mike Ellis Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:01:40 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=9757#comment-68360 John, Congrats to you and the emergency agencies showcased in this post. You are doing a great job! Mike Ellis ECN/CodeRED http://www.emergencycommunications.net/ John,

Congrats to you and the emergency agencies showcased in this post. You are doing a great job!

Mike Ellis
ECN/CodeRED
http://www.emergencycommunications.net/

]]> By: Glen D. Gilmore, Esq. http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/14/louisianas-emergency-agency-following-hundreds-of-citizens-on-twitter-to-gather-distribute-oil-spill-info-embrace-of-social-medias-2-way-potential-is-model-for-govt/comment-page-1/#comment-68285 Glen D. Gilmore, Esq. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:22:00 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=9757#comment-68285 @GOHSEP's approach to Twitter demonstates a keen understand of the "social" nature of social networks. Too often, governmental and institutional social media accounts seem to think that they are exempt from the basic rules of social media. As a result, many miss the opportunity to be a more meaningful emergency preparedness resource. Proactively working to connect with those an agency is charged with protecting and informing, by the simple process of following and following back, as well as sharing content in two directions, is a model for others in the emergency management field to follow. Congrats to @GOHSEP! @GOHSEP’s approach to Twitter demonstates a keen understand of the “social” nature of social networks. Too often, governmental and institutional social media accounts seem to think that they are exempt from the basic rules of social media. As a result, many miss the opportunity to be a more meaningful emergency preparedness resource.

Proactively working to connect with those an agency is charged with protecting and informing, by the simple process of following and following back, as well as sharing content in two directions, is a model for others in the emergency management field to follow.

Congrats to @GOHSEP!

]]> By: Louisiana’s Emergency Agency “Following” Hundreds Of Citizens On Twitter To Gather, Distribute Oil Spill Info; Embrace Of Social Media’s 2-Way Potential Is Model For Govt. | Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2010/06/14/louisianas-emergency-agency-following-hundreds-of-citizens-on-twitter-to-gather-distribute-oil-spill-info-embrace-of-social-medias-2-way-potential-is-model-for-govt/comment-page-1/#comment-67918 Louisiana’s Emergency Agency “Following” Hundreds Of Citizens On Twitter To Gather, Distribute Oil Spill Info; Embrace Of Social Media’s 2-Way Potential Is Model For Govt. | Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:14:50 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=9757#comment-67918 [...] Louisiana’s Emergency Agency “Following” Hundreds Of Citizens On Twitter To Gather, Distribute... In the weeks since Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has found itself in the middle of an evolving and unprecedented crisis. And, the agency has been relying on its new Twitter feed @GOHSEP, which has become a vital communications platform and resource. [...] [...] Louisiana’s Emergency Agency “Following” Hundreds Of Citizens On Twitter To Gather, Distribute… In the weeks since Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has found itself in the middle of an evolving and unprecedented crisis. And, the agency has been relying on its new Twitter feed @GOHSEP, which has become a vital communications platform and resource. [...]

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