Bill's Notebook » social media http://blog.billbrantley.com Random notes on politics, government, science, and technology. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:38:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Why Social Media Isn’t a Fad http://blog.billbrantley.com/2010/01/26/why-social-media-isnt-a-fad/ http://blog.billbrantley.com/2010/01/26/why-social-media-isnt-a-fad/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:15:42 +0000 bill http://blog.billbrantley.com/?p=123 Amazing video!  Now, speaking as a public administration and public policy scholar, I am fascinated to see how this will change government in the next decade.

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