Before opening an account, you must complete an application and receive approval.
Category |
Service/ Tool |
Terms of Service |
Notes |
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Social Networking Services |
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Terms of Service agreement |
Notes: Under the government TOS agreement, you will maintain the following message in a prominent location on your Facebook page: “If you're looking for the official source of information about about [Government Entity], please visit our homepage at [URL Link]." To set up a Government Facebook page, here are the instructions (pdf). |
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MySpace |
Terms of Service agreement |
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Survey |
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Survey Monkey | No TOS required | Notes: No Government TOS required. Use of survey tools require individuals to contact the appropriate General Counsel staff for approval on issues such as records, privacy and employee and labor relations. |
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Survey Builder | Terms of Service agreement | |
Multimedia/Photo Sharing Services |
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YouTube |
Terms of Service agreement |
Notes: Videos must be captioned to conform to Section 508 requirements |
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Flickr |
Terms of Service agreement |
Notes: Photos must contain "alt" tags to conform to Section 508 requirements |
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| UStream.tv | Terms of Service agreement |
Notes: Videos must be captioned to conform to Section 508 requirements | |
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iTunes University | Terms of Service agreement | |
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Xtranormal | No TOS required | Notes: No Government TOS required. Establishing a Xtranormal account must be completed throught the DOC application process to ensure accountability |
Social Bookmarking |
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| AddThis | Terms of Service agreement | ||
Blogs/Micro-Blogs |
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| WordPress | Terms of Service agreement | ||
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No TOS required | Notes: No Government TOS required. Establishing a Twitter account must be completed throught the DOC application process to ensure accountability | |
| Storify | Terms of Service agreement | ||
Idea Generation/General Discussion |
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IdeaScale | Terms of Service agreement | |
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Google Moderator | Terms of Service agreement | |
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Analytics, Surveys and Search Engine Optimization Tool |
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Google Analytics | Terms of Service agreement | |
Social Media Dashboard |
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| Hootsuite | Terms of Service agreement | ||
RSS and other Syndicated Feeds |
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Google Feedburner | Terms of Service agreement |
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Maps |
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| ZeeMaps | Terms of Service agreement |
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Training |
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Drupalize.me | Terms of Service agreement |
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Other Web 2.0 Technologies that require no Terms of Service (TOS) Agreements |
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RSS Feeds (atom; etc) | No TOS required |
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Podcasts | No TOS required |
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Department of Commerce Web Advisory Council (WAC)
U.S. Department of Commerce
Send questions and comments about this page to WAC@doc.gov
Page last updated February 9, 2011
- Mike Kruger
New Media Director
Linel Soto
Chair, Web Advisory Commmitee














