IBM Report on Government Blogging

The IBM Center for the Business of Government has released a report called “The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0“. You can view/download it here (PDF, 7.15MB). It is full of all sorts of good information - like the following:

10 Tips for Blogging by Public Sector Executives
Tip 1: Define yourself and your purpose.
Tip 2: Do it yourself!
Tip 3: Make a time commitment.
Tip 4: Be regular.
Tip 5: Be generous.
Tip 6: Have a “hard hide.”
Tip 7: Spell-check.
Tip 8: Don’t give too much information.
Tip 9: Consider multimedia.
Tip 10: Be a student of blogging.

This report is a must-read for all current and would-be government bloggers.

2 Responses to “IBM Report on Government Blogging”


  1. 1 SELaplana

    i think you need to add this as the number 11.

    “Be a good commentator to other blogs”

  2. 2 AndrewBoyd

    Hi SELaplana,

    thank you for your comment. Yes, good call - commenting is a good strategy for being recognised in the blogosphere :)
    Best regards, Andrew

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