There's a celebration going on over at Gov Gab. That's because it's Gov Gab's first birthday. In early October of last year, I wrote about the then brand-new Gov Gab on the Government Info Pro in the post: Blogging About Government Information: Gov Gab. It's a year later and Gov Gab is going strong.
I even got a note from Jake, Gov Gab's Monday blogger, about the upcoming birthday and what they had planned for it. On the occasion of their first birthday, each Gov Gab blogger is posting about what the U.S.A. was like when they turned 1-year old.
One of the things I really enjoy about Gov Gab is the different voices and perspectives of their team of bloggers. They've got seven federal government employees on board: Jake, Joanne, Colleen, Nancy, Ginger, Jim, and Stephanie. And they have been blogging their hearts out for a year about great government resources and information to help all of us to make our lives a little bit better.
Gov Gab is maintained and managed by the Office of Citizen Services and Communications at the U.S. General Services Administration. Its purpose is to demonstrate the usefulness, practicality, helpfulness, and vitality of federal, state, and local government information though real-life examples in the bloggers' daily lives. [9/9/2008 Social Media News Release, USA.gov]
The scope of topics is nice and broad and I personally like that. I learn a lot that way. The Gov Gab bloggers are writing about everything from home heating oil prices to National Library Card Sign Up Month. The variety keeps it interesting. However, a great thing about Gov Gab is that if you have a more focused interest, you can subscribe to topical RSS feeds such as: Home and Family, Health, Money, Travel and more.
For more about Gov Gab check out their September 9th, 2008 Social Media News Release.
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