thunder::tech president visits Washington D.C. for the Government 2.5 social media conference

thunder::tech President Jason Therrien participated in the Government 2.5 Conference in Washington D.C. earlier this month.

Social media experts, executives and support staff of local, county, state and federal agencies and government convened for the two-day conference to discuss the convergence of social media, Web 2.0 and government.
Jason gave a presentation on the application of social media and Web 2.0 via channels such as::

• Government to citizen – Government agencies and departments can communicate to residents via social media channels.

• Citizen to government – With the right tools, individuals can aid government efforts. Jason provided the example of the iPhone application Boston citizens use to alert their city government of street light issues, graffiti, potholes, and more by submitting photos and a description.

• Government to business – Government entities can give businesses tools to help them work with government more efficiently and self-service their issues and questions. Jason discussed the ::ticc system that thunder::tech designed for the City of Strongsville, allowing businesses to publish available land, office, warehouse and retail space within the city.

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