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Twitter is rapidly proving valuable for government and college uses. The format adapts well to situations in which brief and immediate communications serve the day.

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Local, state and the federal government are embracing the trend of using Twitter to disseminate information to citizens. While social circles use Twitter as it was originally meant to be used, for updating peers, the government sector uses Twitter as a single flow medium to send information out. However, inter-office and departmental tweeting are common occurrences. ======

Below are some ways in which government institutions use Twitter:

 * Some prominent 2008 presidential candidates kept voters abreast of itineraries Those running for elected positions are using Twitter to get their messages out, and to keep voters abreast of itineraries. Some prominent 2008 presidential candidates used Twitter to further their campaigns.
 * Local 911 Communications facilities are updating obsolete radio equipment with the help of Interoperability grants; their data communications are being bolstered to receive tweets from concerned citizens. The goal is to receive tweets describing locations of crimes or vehicle accidents and hope for embedded video of the scenes.
 * Governmental websites are using Twitter to notify followers of web page updates.
 * Government employees are using private enterprise Twitter interfaces like [|Yammer] to keep abreast of happenings in other departments.
 * Local City Administrators are using Twitter to sync calendars in the office from the field.
 * Local City Engineers and Building Inspectors are using tweets to update office staff of their locations when out on sites conducting inspections.
 * Local Tourism departments are notifying followers of ticket pricing and on-sale dates, creating relationships with potential artists and performers, coordinating events with local Chamber of Commerce members, and sending out updated information on what is happening around the city to drum up visitors.
 * Government IT personnel sends out SOS tweets to colleagues requesting help on critical issues.

POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS

 * [[image:collegeclass.jpg align="right" caption="A lecture class using Twitter" link="http://kesmit3.blogspot.com/2009/04/twitter-experiment-bringing-twitter-to.html"]]On Campus...**
 * **"The Twitter Experiment - Bringing Twitter to the Classroom at UT Dallas" -** Here's a YouTube video of students using Twitter on laptops and phones in a college lecture class of 90 students with a huge screen in front of the room. The video is a graduate student's project. (scroll down a tiny bit on the page to locate the video) []


 * College Access Programs**
 * A college access program aims at getting underserved populations to and through college. Many college access program provide academic support to participants, while other programs provide mentorship and financial support for college. Here are twitters for some college access programs:
 * [|@ncan] NCAN's mission is to build, strengthen, and empower communities committed to college access and success so that all students, especially those under-represented in postsecondary education, can achieve their educational dreams.
 * [|@DontQuitU] Don’t Quit U is a service made available to students facing difficult choices during a time of financial crisis. Our purpose is to exchange notes and our thoughts about the high cost of college tuition and to seek ways by which to deal with this crisis.
 * [|@Icansucceed] The Iowa College Access Network is now its own educational nonprofit foundation! ICAN will be able to expand its funding opportunities while continuing to provide and improve its free services to Iowa students and families.