The good news: I attended a great Web seminar today on social media in government. I learned a lot.
The bad news: When asked about what his social media program is doing to comply with records management and records rules, the presenter confessed that it wasn't his area and added that he knew there has been much discussion in the social media world of how to get rid of outdated policies like those records rules. Our records community needs to take note that this big, brave new social media world views them as an outdated obstacle to be eliminated, not a tool that helps protect them and protect history. It doesn't have to be that way.
Back to the good news:
The presenter shared all his own social media links using a nifty little tool called UnHub. I am in love with UnHub's simple, streamlined sharing. Go to unhub.com, choose your user name, and tell it the URLs for your various profiles and pages. When another user goes to your UnHub link, they are shown your blog, Twitter feed, or another "main" page of your choosing, topped by a toolbar with links to all your various social media profiles and pages. It unites your various lives in one spot and gives viewers one easy place to connect to you. I set mine up in about two minutes.
Here's a snapshot, but it's easier to go to unhub.com/RobinRiat for the real thing.
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