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Using tags to stop scrolling through Twitter

If you meet a group of political professionals, there is a good chance that someone is at that moment scrolling through Twitter. But it isn’t simply because they’re addicted to social media (though they might be).

However, acting as a de facto wire service while letting us also do our work is not something that traditional social media was designed to provide – leaving us all scrolling endlessly through noise looking for the signal we need.

With tagging in Legislata, you can more easily find what you need and stay up to date without spending all day on social media.

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The Legislata Origin Story 

All startups have an origin story, that eureka moment that clarified a problem and spurred the founders to build the solution. Here’s ours.

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Who does the Massachusetts State Legislature follow on Facebook?

Facebook has become a ubiquitous communications platform for many elected officials - perhaps the top way they get their message out. However, most study of Facebook activity is on politicians’ posts and the reactions to them. There is another aspect of Facebook that is sitting there unexamined: politicians following others. 

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Best practices for using Legislata to turn your contact list into a comprehensive database

Politics is about people. Working in politics is about working with lots and lots of people, remembering who is who, and communicating that with everyone on your team. It’s a lot of information and can be difficult to manage.

Legislata can help you keep track of everyone you interact with through three key features of our productivity software: Automatic contact creation; Tagging; Office-wide posts.

Here are some tips for how to make the most of your contact database.

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Managing to manage up

We’ve talked about managing interns, but what about managing your own boss? Managing a relationship with a person who has some power over your career can be tricky, so here are some tips for managing up more effectively. 

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