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	<title>Local and State Government Search &#124; GovScan.com</title>
	<link>http://govscan.com</link>
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		<title>Government social media policy&#8230;a new frontier in communications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The advent and growth of social media policy in government has policy setters playing catch-up. Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites can be an excellent way for governments to keep its citizens abreast of current events and happenings. This new medium is about transparently, community sharing, and relationships- governments must understand they can no longer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2009/10/22/government-social-media-policy-a-new-frontier-in-communications/</link>
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		<title>Renewable energy- local government grants and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the current state of fossil fuels and high energy prices, more and more local governments are offering incentives and grants for those using renewable energy sources. For those government officials or citizens interested in seeing what local governments are offering in terms of renewable energy, we recommend searching using the following terms. (be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2008/09/28/renewable-energy-local-government-grants-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Using file extensions in your searches to uncover government databases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are searching for government data that can be imported into your database of choice consider using file extensions along with a keyword in your web searches. The following is a list of common file extensions with common uses in government.

.xls .dbf .txt .csv .tab (common database files used for everything from school lists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2008/01/30/using-file-extensions-in-your-searches-to-uncover-government-databases/</link>
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		<title>Searching for sign code regulations? GovScan can help.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a business owner or government official and are in need of detailed information on sign code regulations for multiple local jurisdictions let GovScan lend a hand. Instead of going from government website to website, hunting for often difficult to find sign code information, try doing a state specific search and type in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2007/10/10/sign-codes/</link>
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		<title>Now search all United States local government websites at one time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking to find local government trends across the entire United States? We have now added the ability to search all local government websites at one time. Please try it out and let us know how you like it.
Search all local United State local government webites
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		<link>http://govscan.com/2007/09/12/now-search-all-united-states-local-government-websites-at-one-time/</link>
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		<title>Top ways to find local government GIS jobs (ESRI and beyond)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The GIS job search&#8230; it can be a time consuming and frustrating task. You have probably been to the major job search sites and have checked out the different GIS portals. While you should check these on a regular basis, often times many of the local government jobs do not show up on these services. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2007/08/22/the-gis-job-search/</link>
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		<title>Using GovScan for finding government job openings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things about GovScan&#8217;s targeted local government search is its ability to get information direct from the source. One area this information can be helpful is in looking for jobs in the government sector. Often times government entities will not publish openings on secondary job sites, thus here are some useful tips [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://govscan.com/2007/08/18/using-govscan-for-finding-government-job-openings/</link>
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		<title>A quick reference guide to searching with Google</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For an excellent reference guide to searching Google, including many &#8220;tricks&#8221; you may not be aware of visit this Google Guide Quick Reference.
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		<link>http://govscan.com/2007/08/12/a-quick-reference-guide-to-searching-with-google/</link>
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