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Some Humor in Government Social Media Is a Good Thing

You can be boring, or you can have followers.

A Dragnet-like "Just the facts, Ma'am" may be what most government social media is like, but it doesn't have to be that way. Check out this advice from GovGirl, Lighten Up: It’s OK to Have a Little Fun on Social Media.

Readers of this blog know I like to use humor and at times satire, and you can do it too. Just poke fun at yourself or your agency, that way you won't offend anyone other than the director!

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.