Celebrating Veterans Day with a visit to Gov Gab, a U.S. government blog

Did you know there are about 23 million veterans in the U.S.? Seems like a lot, doesn’t it?

I learned this statistic from the government blog, Gov Gab. The blog is described by its authors as follows:

We are federal employees who work in the Office of Citizen Services and Communications at the U.S. General Services Administration. In our daily jobs, we encounter a staggering amount of U.S. government information and services that can benefit your life. From saving money and visiting National Parks to finding out about government auctions and the latest recalls, we want to bring these resources to you in a new way—through our blog.

It’s a progressive approach for a Federal agency. I guess this is the trend of my blog posts lately — how the U.S. government is using the Web to better communicate. It’s refreshing.

In my social media seminars I highlight what the TSA is doing with its blog titled Evolution of Security. It’s worth a visit if you’ve never seen it.

I also wanted to call your attention to the comment moderation policy of the Gov Gab blog (it’s at the bottom of each post). Businesses could take a similar approach to comment moderation.

And I like the TSA’s Delete-O-Meter policy for comment moderation.

In honor of U.S. veterans everywhere on this day, November 11, 2008 — may democracy and freedom fill the earth on the wings of the free flow of information and honest communication.

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