U.S. Agencies Using Tumblr To Increase Transparency
The Peace Corps followed the General Services Administration sanction in deciding to join Tumblr. General Services Administration is setup at USA.gov as a Tumblog. A social media contractor for USA.gov, told The Daily Caller “We had to negotiate a different terms of service for government employees. By doing that, we opened the door for the State Department, and the Peace Corps, and the National Archives to come in and do their thing.”
Governmental agencies are staking some space on Tumblr, the popular microblogging site. The State Department to the National Archives, Peace Corps and General Services Administration are using the site to give people a look at their in-house activities. Roughly 60 percent of Tumblr users are outside of the U.S., granting government blogs such as National Archives and Peace Corps an international audience.
Tumblr helps the Peace Corps share stories from volunteers in 77 countries. Reportedly, the government site gained 980 followers in one week.
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