The National Institute for Health - National Institute for General Medical Sciences recently launched a blog; however, they didn't call it a blog. They referred to it as their Feedback Loop. In some circles, particularly within the science community, blog is a dirty word. I tip my hat to Emily Carlson at the NIH because she figured out how to provide a great service without the stigma.
Government organizations are bureaucratic beasts with big gears. It takes a while for them to get turning, but once they are moving there is no stopping 'em. However, is it too late?
They see everyone else using it and figure they automatically need it all. However, I disagree. Twitter may not work for every organization. Blogging may not work for every office. Facebook, I think, is a catch-all just because it require little maintenance. Still, I remember when the Air Force had a MySpace page a few years ago. It lasted a couple weeks before took it off due to the onslaught of users defacing their message board. I guess they can always try to figure out the blogging thing.
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